> -----Original Message----- > From: Nick Kew [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ... Personally, I feel this role belongs in the government. > > Any particular government? A few years ago I'd probably have agreed. > With the most blatently corrupt government in living memory, that has > less appeal.
At first I thought this statment was inappropriate on an international list where we don't know where anybody lives. But then I realised it applies equally well to every government on the planet... Except, maybe, Iceland? Rgds, Owen Boyle Disclaimer: Any disclaimer attached to this message may be ignored. > > > >I seldom use pgp for email (and I hate it when people sign messages > > >posted to a list like this). But I always use it to > verify software I > > >download from the 'net. And, unlike https, it tells me every time > > >whether or not *I* trust the digital signature. > > > > How do you decide that such a signature is trustworthy and > valid? You > > either have to know about their public key a priori, or > know ( and trust > > ) another one that signed theirs, otherwise, you're just > guessing that > > you can trust it. > > Sure. I do trust my own key, and those of quite a number of > other people, > including, for example, most of those with whom I would > expect to share > an SVN repository for development work. That's the kind of > application > where a PGP-signed server key is a clear winner. > > And when my browser indicates that I don't trust a key, I can > investigate > in detail by fetching the public key and its signature(s), > and make whatever > other checks I see fit. Exactly the same as when I download a package > from the 'net. > > -- > Nick Kew > Diese E-mail ist eine private und persönliche Kommunikation. Sie hat keinen Bezug zur Börsen- bzw. Geschäftstätigkeit der SWX Gruppe. This e-mail is of a private and personal nature. It is not related to the exchange or business activities of the SWX Group. Le présent e-mail est un message privé et personnel, sans rapport avec l'activité boursière du Groupe SWX.
