On 4/27/07, Shantanoo Mahajan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Mailing list software can do that if it is able to understand the difference between forged and genuine email. Upto certain limit, one can find spam, but you can not fight it 100%. This is where digitally signed messages come into picture. When you sign the message, others know who you are. Also it protects your message from being modified when it travels from different servers. e.g. your ISP server, smtp server, pop/imap server, router, etc. Any change in the signed message can be caught. Also, looking at headers of all the emails need processing power. For large mailing lists, this may not be viable option.
but: 1. How will I check for message integrity if I am reading the messages from the archives or through webmail? Does PGP check a selected text block from any webpage directly? 2. Who would like to jump through the hoops required to cut, paste and check? 3. Would it not be better to have a web interface to read and reply to messages (e.g. slashdot) after logging in? -- ______________________________________________________________________ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: ([email protected]) List Information: http://plug.org.in/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/plug-mail Send 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for mailing instructions.
