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Re: why pgp sucks
On Fri, 10 Feb 1995, Derek Atkins wrote:
> The point is to have a centralized, distributed key distribution
> mechanism, similar in concept to the PGP Public Keyservers, but which
> scale much much better.i
We already have a centralized, for profit, key distribution system.
http://ww.four11.com/InfoServices.html
If they make money off it, there will be more of them, they
will provide better service, and it will in due course
become a distributed key distribution system.
Digression:
I notice that it is possible to have thread titled
"Why PGP sucks" without Holy Warriors leaping into
the fray.
This is a marked contrast with certain other topics.
Possibly the level of heat is inversely proportional
to the level of knowledge. (I.e. it is safe to have
such a thread title because in this list we have
many people with considerable knowledge of several
different crypto systems, and who have spent
considerable thought on the various possibilities.)
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