On (13/09/01 21:59), Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
> Cliff Sarginson <mutt> [13/09/01 18:08 +0200]:
>
> > > Query: why do people pgp-sign mail to mailing lists? Ailbhe
>
> > This is an excellent question, since I just accidentally bombarded
> > this list with my public key I have been thinking that signing
> > mailing list messages serves *no* useful purpose.
>
> There's no damned point to it - unless you anticipate that your mail
> will be forged by someone. Web of trust indeed .. based on a system
Unless you anticipate that your mail will be forged by someone who
sends something potentially damaging to a public mailing list.
I can't think of anything sent to something as public as this list that
would really be really damaging. Certianly nothing that couldn't be
denied with a pgp-signed mail...
Ailbhe
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