Date: 05 Oct 1994 13:31:42 GMT Organization: CenterLine Software R&D From: franl@centerline.com (Fran Litterio) That's part of it, but the more important binding created by a signature is the binding between the userid and the real person. Without that binding, the binding between the key and the userid is useless. Nonsense. You're assuming that the real person wishes to carry their reputation over onto their key/userid combination. Perhaps they wish to establish a separate reputation for it? And once they've established that reputation, they wish to change keys? Might you not sign such a new key? -- -russ <nelson@crynwr.com> http://www.crynwr.com/crynwr/nelson.html Crynwr Software | Crynwr Software sells packet driver support | ask4 PGP key 11 Grant St. | +1 315 268 1925 (9201 FAX) | What is thee doing about it? Potsdam, NY 13676 | LPF member - ask me about the harm software patents do.