Derek, et al -- ...and then Derek D. Martin said... % % At some point hitherto, Justin R. Miller hath spake thusly: % > Thus spake Derek D. Martin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): % > % > > > The "s" in the index is sufficient for me if I want to know if a % > > > message is signed. % > > % > > Perhaps, but it's not enough to tell you if the message was signed by % > > the person it clamed to be signed by. % > % > It changes from 's' to 'S' upon verification. % % Perhaps, but unless I misunderstand how mutt verifies the signature, % even that isn't an indication that the mail was signed by the person % the e-mail claims to be from. AFAIU, it is only an indication that ... % Remember, the point of signing a message is to prove, as conclusively % as possible, that the e-mail originated from whence it claimed to have % originated.
That, IMHO, is not the case; the point of signing a message is to prove that the contents were written or approved by the person who signed it. I could write and sign something and have my secretary or brother or grass-roots supporters send it out and both the signature and the content would be no less valid. % % -- % Derek Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] % --------------------------------------------- % I prefer mail encrypted with PGP/GPG! % GnuPG Key ID: 0x81CFE75D % Retrieve my public key at http://pgp.mit.edu % Learn more about it at http://www.gnupg.org :-D -- David T-G * It's easier to fight for one's principles (play) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * than to live up to them. -- fortune cookie (work) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.justpickone.org/davidtg/ Shpx gur Pbzzhavpngvbaf Qrprapl Npg!
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