On Sun, 31 Dec 2000, James A. Donald wrote:
-- At 10:17 PM 12/30/2000 -0800, Eric Cordian wrote:
Note that the two things IRC really needs, end to end encryption and authentication, are not even on the list of "improvements" these people are working on.
Is there a forum where it is appropriate to discuss such improvements?
The average IRC user will never grok the concept of a public key, but we
Irrelevant. What the user wants strictly speaking is irrelevant at this layer. This is the relationship between publishers and how they will operate. The user requirements are a factor here but direct user input isn't needed. Your position is akin to saying that I as a book publisher must somehow limit my activities with respect to content selection to only what the customer or specific list of agents will allow. This violates my right of ownership with respect to 'the press'. ____________________________________________________________________ Before a larger group can see the virtue of an idea, a smaller group must first understand it. "Stranger Suns" George Zebrowski The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------