-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Dr. D.C. Williams writes
By the same token, I don't see how this proposal does much to spread the Good Word. Maybe the sole intent is for the participants to share in the warm, fuzzy feelings of "doing their part". Like flying a kite for peace
Actually it is even worse than that: It is like wearing red ribbons to protest AIDS. A checker that checked signatures for consistent ID would actually promote cryptography. A checker that merely checks if a signature looks like a signature merely makes cryptography look stupid, like a power ranger suit. I would entirely support a real checker, but not a toy checker. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 7.9ui We have the right to defend ourselves and our property, because of the kind of animals that we James A. Donald are. True law derives from this right, not from the arbitrary power of the omnipotent state. jamesd@netcom.com -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----