truce

Michael mogmios at mlug.missouri.edu
Sat Sep 7 14:21:33 CDT 2002


Drop the ancient email protocols and switch to something more modern that
standardizes how dig sigs are handled? ie Jabber.

> 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?




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