At 1:40 1/7/96, Frank O'Dwyer wrote:
But it is usually easier to determine (and vouch for) who a stranger is than how trustworthy they are, if only because there are quick and easy real-world mechanisms for this (driver's licence, passport,etc.). That's all I meant.
Though it may seem that way, I am not so sure that it is true. I am told that you can buy a CA driver licence in the hispanic part of San Francisco for about $50. Hologram and all. Reputations can take years to establish. I am would feel more comfortable to sign certain statements about the (on-line) character or technical skills of some people on this list whom I have never met, than to sign the PGP key of an utter stranger that shows me his Alabama ID card. -- Lucky Green <mailto:shamrock@netcom.com> PGP encrypted mail preferred.