RIPEM 1.2

[Linn Stanton]

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>>>>> "Christopher" == Christopher Allen <consensus at netcom.com> writes:

    Christopher> Now that there is a new version of RIPEM available,
    Christopher> what do you think of it? What do you think is the
    Christopher> value in using it over PGP?

I am glad to see that the 'web of trust' model is spreading. However,
I still see no reason to use ripem.

1) ripem is illegal for non-north-american users
2) ripem still uses DES
3) using ripem supports the notion that PKP holds some valid patents


Linn H. Stanton <stanton at acm.org>

The above opinions are exclusively my own. If anyone else wants them,
they can buy them from me. Easy terms can be arranged.
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