John Morse, [JM] wrote: JM> PGP is an absolute waste of time (to me)
:) Normally, without really caring about a stranger's opinion, I'd just let it pass. However, I find PGP to be a very important tool to be capable of using, and wonder why is it you'd find it a waste of time. TB! has always provided good support for PGP in the interest of secure e-mailing as a primary part of its development path. For professional and even private e-mailing, I strongly agree with and endorse this, so discussing this would certainly be on-topic, IMO. How do you prove to others that e-mail is in fact from you or that e-mail you sent hasn't been altered after you signed it? How do you go about private or sensitive correspondence with others through e-mail. You may use alternative means when doing that sort of correspondence since your current approach to e-mail isn't secure. However, using PGP could make these things possible with very good security. A common reason is that you'd be the only one among your correspondents using it. This was and is no longer the case for me since speaking with some of those I exchange sensitive information by e-mail with. For me, it's been one of those tools that I didn't think I'd need (I really started using it about a year after I started using TB! and I remember reluctantly doing so at that) and now that I use it, I can't do without it. :) JM> so if possible when these discussions turn to PGP issues, is there JM> anyway that we could get everyone to put PGP in the subject line? JM> That way I can filter with PGP in the subject and The Bat in the JM> Kludges, to the trash. Good one, so I'll start since we failed to appropriately change the subject when the focus changed to PGP issues. -- -= allie_M =- | List Moderator PGPKeys: http://www.ac-martin.com/pgpkeys.html _
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