On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 9:20 AM, Udhay Shankar N <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I agree. > > However, as far as mailing lists are concerned, a more appropriate use > is authentication. As numerous enterprising folks jump on to various > bandwagons to spread disinformation [1], and the most basic means of > using the internet is also not trustable [2] - authentication is > vital. > > But then, so is repudiation [3]. And deniability. (Just to muddy the > waters. :)) > > Udhay > > [1] > http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2010/12/13/confusion-over-origin-of-fake-pakistan-wikileaks/ > [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNS_cache_poisoning > [3] http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Repudiation_Attack > [4] http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/?s=plausible-deniability > -- > ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com)) > Udhay: Apropos of this message...and several others....something which I've thought many times, and would like to express now. I may not always agree with your point of view, but your thoughts are always articulately expressed, backed up by excellent references, and pretty concise, as well. And...I've never seen you losing your cool over even heated disagreement with your views. You seem not to expect concurrence with your own opinions, and to consider other points of view quite dispassionately, and that's not a very common trait. DO you get emotional over things at all, I wonder! I almost always find the topics that you raise, interesting too. (Of course I delete all the tech stuff.) For the many "interesting" (the adverb you like to use!) people and discussions you've brought into my life and on to my laptop...thank you. Guess I could time this better by posting it on the 19th. Ironic that "udai" in Tamizh means "kick", and I am delivering anything but... Cheers, Deepa.
