At 11:13 PM 5/7/96 -0400, E. ALLEN SMITH wrote:
From: IN%"frantz@netcom.com" 7-MAY-1996 23:02:33.09
Some of the solution to this problem may come from the answer to the question, "What am I trusting the receiver with?" I can see a number of possibilities:
I think you've forgotten to allow for the signature use. I may want to know if someone who's posting is indeed the usual/proper person posting from that address, and in most situations without transitivity I won't be able to tell.
Indeed, signing is something I shouldn't forget (having harassed Senator Leahy on the same subject). I will offer two observations on the subject: (1) Many posts signed by the same key define a personality. The key is "key", not the email address, but they become associated. (2) When in doubt, ask the poster via private email. This method reduces to the levels of trust I described in, "What am I trusting the receiver with?" N.B. I don't sign my posts because I want "implausible deniability". Regards - Bill ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bill Frantz | The CDA means | Periwinkle -- Computer Consulting (408)356-8506 | lost jobs and | 16345 Englewood Ave. frantz@netcom.com | dead teenagers | Los Gatos, CA 95032, USA