On Tuesday 27 April 2004 07:35 am, Matt Alexander wrote:
> On Mon, 26 Apr 2004, technomage wrote:
> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> > Hash: SHA1
> >
> > guys, I would like to start sharing public keys so we can have a little
> > more securoty.
> >
> > I have been seeing some spam of late that appears to have plug-discuss as
> > a return address (some spammer has been datamining).
> >
> > so far, its been only 2 e-mails.
>
> Hmmm... So how will sharing public keys stop spammers from using your
> (or the list's) email address?
well, signed messages are often more than not a sign that the message is
authentic. (much like I have started doing again recently)..
it does seem like extra work, but in the end, it results in higher trust on
the list when you really look at it.
Technomage Hawke
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