Re: non-transferable signatures (Re: Crypto Kong penetration.)

[Steve Mynott <steve@tightrope.demon.co.uk>]

On Fri, Jan 16, 1998 at 03:30:05PM +0000, Adam Back typed:

> You can use non-transferable signatures for private email, but it's
> probably better not to sign publically posting messages, unless you
> have a persistent anonymous nym unlinkable with your meat space
> persona.

Hmm this is a very good point which may explain the limited use of PGP
on this list anyway.

I also wonder whether the low uptake of PGP is more due to it being too
hard to use between different mailers and too hard to use generally for
the nontechnical.

SMIME of course despite bad cypherpunk karma is easy and maybe even 
works between mailers.

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