Need PGP-awareness in common utilities
Deranged Mutant
WlkngOwl at unix.asb.com
Sat Jul 6 14:07:30 PDT 1996
On 6 Jul 96 at 15:11, bryce at digicash.com wrote:
[..]
> I really don't see why programs like majordomo, UseNet
> moderation-bots, and most noticeably the PGP key distribution
> program are PGP-unaware.
> Okay, fine. Having waited for FIVE YEARS or however long it has
> been, you who are responsible for such handy dandy programs may now
> convincingly argue that you might as well wait for another few
> months to get PGPlib. But I sincerely hope that once PGPlib arrives
> we don't wait another five years before using it.
Good point...
> There is another argument that people sometimes make-- that
> it is too complicated to ensure pubkey<->True Name. SO WHAT!
I've <i>never</i> seen that argument. It's a non-issue for making
programs PGP-aware.
[..]
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