-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 'Lo Julian,
On Sat, 14 Dec 2002 16:39:03 +0000 your time, you said: JBL> One considerable disadvantage is the size overhead of S/MIME messages I would disagree entirely. JBL> the signing process seems to add 6k onto the message size, Not when I sign it doesn't! 3k tops! So I don't know where you get that figure from. JBL> and whilst this might be worthwhile for business communications, where JBL> the identity of the individual is important, it does not appear to be JBL> worthwhile on TBUDL. Oh, I see, so personal identity is inconsequential? <cough> Okay! And you consider that TBUDL moderators should decide that PGP should be allowed and S/MIME not? Umm, that's very interesting indeed :) ...although that would be very hard to justify as The Bat! supports both, don't you think? And this is The Bat! user discussion list after all, isn't it? Where new users and old congregate to discuss The Bat! features? <g> JBL> At least PGP only adds 1k or so to the message size. Well I think your message is a little misleading, even if unintentional. So to clear up any confusion I carried out some tests: A 629 byte email signed with my S/MIME certificate weighs in at 3,634 bytes. That's only a difference of about 3k, and not the 6k you claim to start. Of course the same 629 byte file PGP clear-signed weighs in at only 993 bytes, which seems to be a very small addition in comparison. *However*, if I then add my PGP key block to the mail as well, which is the true comparison that needs to be made, the 629 byte email suddenly weighs in at 3,591 bytes. So the real differences in size overhead are not that great at all. The mechanism for delivery may be differ - the overall bytes split and delivered in two separate parts - but the size difference isn't significant at all, and of course S/MIME will have an advantage in many respects as the email carries the certificate, unlike PGP, and can be immediately imported without any further requests. - -- Sl�n, Simon @ theycallmesimon.co.uk ****************************************** PGP Key: http://pgp.theycallmesimon.co.uk/ Faffing about with TB! v1.62 on W2K SP3 #2076. Mary Qed I Low Ussr � -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: Privacy is freedom. Protect your freedom with PGP! Comment: KeyID: 0x5C7E8966 Comment: Fingerprint: 851C F927 0296 FF1C 70A2 474F CB6E 6FFE 5C7E 8966 iQA/AwUBPfuOXstub/5cfolmEQKcxwCgzwrcKmFZH92YrcEmBQJf0vT5jnsAoISc oGuseAqWFooJ2FghCR5IuBEg =aF41 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature
