On Thursday 02 November 2006 18:50, Nick Rout wrote:
> On Thu, 02 Nov 2006 18:03:02 +1300
>
> John Mallett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Is it posable to use gnupg to combat spam.  And how would you do it.
> >
> > ie email's are signed.
> >
> > That way anything that is not signed could be a spam suspect.
> >
> > or would having an email signed preventpeople from altering the email
> > headers
>
> does everyone you know or ever want to communicate with have:
Most of the people that I know don't even know what gnupg is. Let a lone how 
it works. Also when I try to explain about a publick key. The mindset seems 
to be. "Ok I have your publick key. Now I can open any email's that you 
encrypt and send to me."   

>
> (a) a valid and verified certificate that YOU trust, signed by someone
> that YOU trust?
>
> (b) the inclination to sign every email?
>
> Thought not!

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