At 8:26 AM -0800 2/15/00, John Doe Number Two wrote:
>in article v03130303b4ce69373560@[207.111.242.22], Tim May at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>wrote on 14/2/00 6:38 pm:
>
>>
>> Yet another wrongheaded interpretation of "trust." Insofar as key signings
>> go, political views are not important. Golda Meier
in article v03130303b4ce69373560@[207.111.242.22], Tim May at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote on 14/2/00 6:38 pm:
>
> Yet another wrongheaded interpretation of "trust." Insofar as key signings
> go, political views are not important. Golda Meier could have signed the
> Ayotallah Khomeini's key with com
Um, no. During the relevant story conferences at Time, I suggested that
"The Internet" be Man of the Year. This is following "The Computer" as MotY
back in the 1980s.
I wasn't suggesting myself, or any other person, for that matter. Read more
carefully.
-Declan
At 14:00 2/15/2000 +, lc
> -Declan
> (who tried to get the Internet as Man of the Year in '97 but got
> outvoted. sigh.)
You'll need to diversify your Usenet posts if you're going to beat out
Tim.
I voted for you as many times as they'd let me.
MacN
> -Declan
> (who tried to get the Internet as Man of the Year in '97 but got outvoted.
> sigh.)
>
>
At 18:38 2/14/2000 -0800, Tim May wrote:
>Yet another wrongheaded interpretation of "trust." Insofar as key signings
>go, political views are not important. Golda Meier could have signed the
>Ayotallah Khomeini's key with complete equinimity. Think about it.
Right. This shouldn't need to be expl
At 6:02 PM -0800 2/14/00, Anonymous Sender wrote:
>Here a punkly (?) site seems to suggest that trusting the government
>is a reasonable policy.
> This problem exemplifies the problems you encounter when dealing with a
> web of trust model. You must actively monitor those to whom you give your
>
Here a punkly (?) site seems to suggest that trusting the government
is a reasonable policy.
The web of trust model can break very quickly if those you
trust in turn trust
everyone, regardless of their merit. A real world example
surfaced last
