From: tcmay@netcom.com (Timothy C. May) If the intent of a "Compelled Signature" (tm) policy [...] Putting it in quotes doesn't prevent it from being a misrepresentation. Are you saying that adding notifications and delays is compulsion, or not? [...] is to get people used to signing messages, why not get them used to _verifying_ sigs as well? If the crypto hooks are there for sending mail, you're more than halfway there for receiving mail. And yes, this is also something to encourage. Your argument can be construed to say that since I can't encourage signature checking, that I should add that to my list of requirements. I've been pretty vocal about my desire for partial benefit short of what is possible. If server actions don't help signature checking, OK, well then, they don't, ca va. Imagine the P.R. value to these Net.Cops: "But even the Cypherpunks require all posts to be signed!." If the net cops are going to acknowledge a merit in a cypherpunks position, I say let them. The opportunity to educate the other listeners that signatures are not the same as personal identity is an opportunity not to be missed, especially when your opponent hands it to you. Eric