Bart Garst said:
> On Tue, 2003-09-09 at 13:41, KevinO wrote:
>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
>> Hash: SHA1
>>
>> Bart Garst wrote:
>> > I'm assuming it's a security thing but I don't have any keys
>> imported (?) and I can read messages that have PGP signatures. Why?
>> >
>> You can read them because the messages are signed, not encrypted. The
>> keys can be used for either or both purposes.
>>
>
> So what's the point of signing it if anyone can read it? I get the
> encryption idea, but your message was signed. I have no way of knowing
> if your message was signed with your key or someone else's. What's the
> advantage to that?

It allows you to verify that the receipent of the mail is who you expect
it to be.

-Derek Neighbors