-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 On Fri, 01 May 2009 06:16:28 +0200, grauzone wrote: > By the way, why do people feel the need to "sign" their posts, even > though the news protocol already provides a "From: " field, that not > only makes the signature redundant, but is also better to spot, is > recognized by the news readers, and usually provides more information?
I thought that the purpose of the 'signature' was to provide *proof* of who sent it rather than just "who sent it". In this digital age its not nearly so effective though. - -- Derek Parnell Melbourne, Australia skype: derek.j.parnell -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP Desktop 9.6.3 (Build 3017) - not licensed for commercial use: www.pgp.com wsBVAwUBSftq/gKfaWXNfYnxAQgoNggAonUoJX4haoUkMyMH44ZdDwM5lr96rCSL kiaAUOT5QIx19+DxjBgLVQ1UWSZ/i967073hBXVU/QyUJstNGiUqr2DqDMXXdnnK FCfUGL6cV8yIMdFgeoJBSl4k5LV6rGjCU0kCOqCuz3a/hyf2lGhCObcnwMnbni5E 3W8sHXeQGUv/dQKDEh69dapQeIXEn6vfCDp5sZSTSuCuA9VBz8r3noyX0j9M+osU SBCOKCyQorYb7wjoMAGA3KakKP9vFBzWs79++9dJODUuv29GPj4VdI5bJYCZ/yjc aqYTaYh17RlGoVLA1gc2e+rSnC+mf24A2bCD+KHjQDL5jn5ZMK4+HQ== =1H+K -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
