At 01:39 PM 12/13/95 -0700, Bryce wrote:

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An entity calling itself "James A. Donald" <jamesd@echeque.com> allegedly wrote:

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Web of trust is a mess because it attempts to link keys to physical people, which in general cannot be done.

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Do you wish to substantiate this rather brazen assertion? I am very sure that PGP public key 0xCC56B2E9 belongs to my housemate Sebastian Kuzminsky <kuzminsk@colorado.edu>. Is there some reason why I should doubt this belief?

No, but there is some reason you should gain familiarity with the english language If I had intended to say "generally cannot be done" I would have said "generally cannot be done" instead of saying "in general cannot be done" --------------------------------------------------------------------- | We have the right to defend ourselves | http://www.jim.com/jamesd/ and our property, because of the kind | of animals that we are. True law | James A. Donald derives from this right, not from the | arbitrary power of the state. | jamesd@echeque.com