> On Tue, 20 May 2008 19:48:46 -0400 > "Twayne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello Twayne, > >> IMO it's pretty much a waste of time and ether to be bothering with >> PGP or any such cert-based methods in a newsgroup. And the few > > This isn't usenet, nor is this a newsgroup. It's a mailing list. > Gmane (whose services I see you're using) may present is as an ng, but > that's not the case.
Sort of; but, it's being presented as a newsgroup listing with subscribable groups within it, and has the name of a newsgroup (news.gname.org) and responds to all newsgroup commands. If it walks like a duck ... <g>. > > Using an electronic signature, a la PGP, does serve a purpose in that > it allows an element of traceability, meaning it's possible to > determine the origin of an email. Of course, what value any one > person places on technologies such as PGP is up to them. Or the egos that wish to present them in such a style as to be a blank post on a newsgroup, with an attachment ... It's unnecessary, silly and keeps people from reading their posts, so if that's OK with them ... --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
