Digital Signing (Beat The Dead Horse) was Re: Free Software for m$

[Tom Achtenberg]

OK, so you sign it.  How do I know the signing is not forged?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Alexander" <m@netpro.to>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 6:33 AM
Subject: Re: Digital Signing (Beat The Dead Horse) was Re: Free Software for
m$


On Wed, 25 Sep 2002, Tom Achtenberg wrote:

> I just do not see any value in the signing.

It is extremely easy to forge email.  I doubt that there are many people
who would be interested in impersonating Derek, but signing gives
reasonable assurance that the email received is really from him.
~M

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