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[JD Runyan]

That sir, is what RFCs are for.  RFCs are the calaborative rule of the
internet.  Developers need to investigate what RFCs are out there, and
which ones have gained popular support, and have been fully thought
out.  These become standards, and then are inserted into products.  The
Internet is ours, but give the Corporate entities a chance they will
sieze it through our apathy.  They aren't evil, just often unchecked. 
In the internet, RFCs give us a chance to place that check on them. 
They are in business of making money. If there is a standard that others
are already adopting then the large Corporate software vendors need to
support that standard, even if they have thier own standard they hock as
well.
On Fri, 2002-09-06 at 17:31, Jason Clinton wrote:
> Ok, the GPG was food for thought. So here's an innocent question I pose 
> to the intellecuals among us:
> 
> 1. Given that digital signatures are a good thing (tm)
> 2. Given that MS has a product that is competing with the freely 
> available PGP/GPG
> 3. Given that MS products inherently make it diffuclt to view said 
> competitor's product.
> 4. Given that the entire internet email user base is not intelligent
> 5. and finally, that there are other copetitors to GPG and MS DIG SIG as 
> well (such as VCard)
> 
> then
> 
> What is the best way our society might go from where we are to day to to 
> a future where dig. sigs. are common place?
> 
> 
-- 
Jason D. Runyan
USDA NITC KC
Mid-Range Systems