Re: Why are people singing there postings on this mailling list ?
- From: Nicolas Blais <nb_root@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 10:31:35 -0400
On Saturday 15 April 2006 10:23, Benjamin Lutz wrote:
On Saturday 15 April 2006 15:23, Kees Plonsz wrote:
Is is so important to know that the question or answer came from
that person ? I don't think so.
Even if it were so, for me it is too much trouble to import every key
into my key-database from a key-server.
I sign emails for the same reason I sign my snail-mail letters with a pen.
I like providing authenticity. Whether the recipient actually checks the
signatures is not that important, important is that if the need or desire
arises, he can.
I don't import every key I come across either, usually only those keys for
which I get signatures on a regular basis.
On the other hand, those who aren't able to read singed messages
are confronted with a lot of carbage tekst wich makes the posting
harder to read.
Most people use PGP/Mime these days. If your mail client does not support
PGP, the signature will be surpressed or maybe shown as attachment. Either
way, that doesn't make the mail content harder to read. And if your Mail
client doesn't support Mime yet, well, that's your choice, and seeing the
signature plaintext is far from the worst inconvience you'll have to put up
with in that case.
We don't send postings in .html for that same reason.
That's different. Html text means there's no readable content at all for
non-HTML mail readers. And these are quite common.
I sign my emails for two other reasons. First, I'm advocating adoption of
PGP by everyone. I wish to sensitize people for the facts that standard
emails are neither private nor authenticated, and that you can achieve
these very important things with PGP. Frankly, I find it staggering how
many people send around confidential information in emails over the public
internet, without thinking of the consequences.
The second reason is very personal. It takes some effort on my part to sign
email. I am not using any key agent, which means I enter my keyphrase every
time I send an email. This makes the process of sending an email more
conscious for me: I think twice whether I really want to send it. Sometimes
times I've stopped myself from sending an email I would later regret (a
flame, or an angry answer, something like that) at the signing stage. It
means that sending an email is not as much of a fire-and-forget thing for
me. I like that.
Cheers
Benjamin
+1, well said.
Nicolas.
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