-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- On Thu, 1 Dec 1994 09:32:20 -0700 (PDT), Syed Yusuf wrote:

in all this discussion about how well it would work and ways around it, I think I've missed the problem that people are trying to solve.

isn't it ironic that privacy advocates are suggesting manditory loss of anonimity (which is what forced signing is).

Such is certainly not the case for everyone. I don't see that I lose any anonymity by signing MY messages. I regard it for the most part as a necessary evil inherent in maintaining a stable, reputable pseudonymous persona. I sign everything I mail or post so that eventually individuals who've become familiar with this identity will suspect a spoof if they see something to which my nym is attached but not my digital signature. To be frank, it's something of a chore for me to sign everything. I do it because there's a good reason for me to do so. N. Cognito =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= N. Cognito "Don't put no constrictions on da people. an234@vox.xs4all.nl Leave 'em ta hell alone." -- J. Durante =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= public key available via keyserver -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBLt4hx6L3ipYu3mvVAQGaYwQAg/cKHs4RKYEQ1tx5YDQrGUeIeXSe2G+t xJCh1vKzVYB6VjwVH2MrwyfJXtvXvdVbco2X6xx2KJxpwY1r1WRgYSOsbtehMleg 24a1ukcycYe+lgNn62PEEbxw9zGbL4unHaWLkiFkyzPknSlZSNfBBsQpp11UGmnG FCVg3SidPlE= =gg74 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----