On Thu 02 Dec 2004 at 20:28:50, Josh Coates said:
> so i guess my point is: if you don't include a thumbprint and dna sample
> when you send your personal christmas cards, why would you bother to do the
> equivalent electronically?

Unless you use gloves when handling the paper and a sponge to wet the
envelope glue, then you do leave a thumbprint and a DNA sample.

But your comparison is nothing but a straw man argument anyway.  You're
talking about attaching serious identification to a trivial message.  We're
talking about attaching a medium-grade signature to normal messages.

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unfortunately they always start running in the same direction."
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