on communication - [zen at freedbms.net: Re: [geany/geany] fails to open Microsoft UTF-16LE file (MSO Word CUSTOM.DIC dictionary file) (#1238)]

[Steve Kinney]

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There's a lot to be said for signing messages to lists like this.  It
makes impersonation way more difficult.  It provides a visual reminder
that "signing exists" and thus promotes the use of basic crypto tools.
 Also, if list archives contain /many/ specimens of your signature,
that enables people to have /some/ limited confidence that it "really
is your key" in the absence of direct personal contact or a trusted
introducer.

On the downside, it makes denying that you wrote something all but
impossible - "somebody stole my signing key and its pass phrase" is
not what someone who is trying to avoid embarrassment would like to say.

And the signatures annoy many people whose mail readers are not set up
to interpret them - possibly the best reason of all.

:o)



On 09/20/2016 10:05 AM, Cecilia Tanaka wrote:
> On Sep 20, 2016 8:46 AM, "John Newman" <jnn at sigaint.org 
> <mailto:jnn at sigaint.org>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Sean Lynch: we already knew social skills weren't [Zen's]
>>> strong suit.
>> 
>>> Cecilia Tanaka: Zen will say you are "bullying". I [don't] care
>>> about his opinion.
>> 
>> Because you two do more than cry and use lots of useless words.
>> 
>> Stupid fuckers.
>> 
>> Bullies XD
> 
> Hmm...  Why are you using John Newman's name, please?  I am a cute 
> "stupid fucker" and I really like him very much.  This e-mail
> address isn't his, dear, and his writing style is different...  :P
> 
> Answers in private, if you wish.  Bullying kisses!  :*
> 
> Ceci
> 
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