peace@bix.com says:
So finding a KeyID is the problem that destroys PGP eh?
No, it doesn't "destroy" it. PGP just needs a redesign to pass along DNSable tags (like joe@some.domain.org) with keyIDs.
Well I would just take that as the problem to solve, not a reason to throw the baby out with the bath water.
No one is proposing throwing it away. People are proposing small changes to the format.
All we need to do is design a distributed, hashed database. Should be a piece 'o cake, right?
No, we aren't going to do that, because its an administrative nightmare, and I can't imagine proposing such a thing with a straight face at an IETF meeting.
Hey look, the net supports archie and a host of other non-structured search mechanisms.
No, it doesn't. Archie is a piece of shit that can't find what I need about two thirds of the time and is slow as molasses and cannot scale. It was a nice idea but its at the breaking point. Perry