At 10:44 AM 5/18/96 -0700, Timothy C. May wrote:
What if, for example, Sen. Leahy _did_ end up in the web of trust for Aryan Nation? Even if he never intended it, this could have some severe PR repercussions.
It could happen today. All anyone has to do is down-load his key, sign it, and then up-load it again. This is exactly analogous to slanderous attack on someone's reputation. As soon as people realize that the mere fact that a key has a signature does not mean that the key-owner solicited the signature, the problem goes away. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bill Frantz | The CDA means | Periwinkle -- Computer Consulting (408)356-8506 | lost jobs and | 16345 Englewood Ave. frantz@netcom.com | dead teenagers | Los Gatos, CA 95032, USA