-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- In <34537A18.9FE77210@sternlight.com>, on 10/26/97 at 09:13 AM, David Sternlight <david@sternlight.com> said:
This seems to be a defense of a major failing of PGP. Rather than being a complete package for a user function (encrypting and signing mail, for example) it is a pre- and post-processor which requires a separate mailer and newsreader. In fact this whole argument may be viewed as an attempt to defend that failing of PGP. The failing is understandable since Phil wanted to get something out there quickly and hadn't (and probably still doesn't have) the resources and talents available to do a complete PGP mailer/newsreader--much less be able to compete successfully with those who DO do such mailers and newsreaders.
This is quite silly argument David, Do all E-Mail vendors need to be cryptologist?? Do all cryptologist need to be application vendors?? Obviously not. PGP is a tool much like a database is. The majority of vendors who develop apps that require a database do not go out and write their own, rather they use a database engine that is suited to their needs. Betreve doesn't try to develop every application that may use a database, instead they sell the database engine and let the application developers make the apps. The same is true for E-Mail vendors, they integrate PGP into their products. No need for PGP Inc, to develop their own E-Mail product. FWIW: I am quite confedent that if Phil wished to write an E-Mail/NewsReader he is quite capable of producing a better product than the peice of crap N$ has on the market. - -- - --------------------------------------------------------------- William H. Geiger III http://www.amaranth.com/~whgiii Geiger Consulting Cooking With Warp 4.0 Author of E-Secure - PGP Front End for MR/2 Ice PGP & MR/2 the only way for secure e-mail. OS/2 PGP 2.6.3a at: http://www.amaranth.com/~whgiii/pgpmr2.html - --------------------------------------------------------------- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3a Charset: cp850 Comment: Registered_User_E-Secure_v1.1b1_ES000000 iQCVAwUBNFObb49Co1n+aLhhAQHdWwP/YS0QqHPxMyQUbElKR/dIcCNDBy1OSIWc x+LDvth5QXn0676tC++bYyW30aw4Wc/PX2WkGJ4uDwmvRg+sPzPwtX2gTvEsPlO9 XiNg7vBaJbewUf2vfKEPFaj7YVZEG1en0lN6WLpQeN6Movb7kJNM9wyPJeS0qVNM IuKKOIN2VHU= =4aZI -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----