Re: signature.asc files

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On or about 2004-04-27 10:31, David Collantes whipped out a trusty #2 pencil and scribbled:

"Some user complained that my PGP messages are attachments!
That user is using obsolete and broken software. PGP/MIME is the only
way to use PGP with email that is actually specified (RFC 2015) and not



[...]

Good then, I assume no one will have a problem with S/MIME signed messages
either, right?


I certainly hope not! For years I have made it a habit to sign all my email. In that way, if someone ever pops up and says I sent such-and-such an email, and it's NOT signed, I can argue that it was forged more likely than not. OR, if it's signed but doesn't verify, I can prove it's been modified. And the signed copy from my "Sent Mail" archives can prove exactly what I did send.

--
Fritz Whittington
Dependence on computers is apparently making a significant fraction of the population incurably stupid.  (Fritz Whittington, Risks Digest 22.61)

Attachment: smime.p7s
Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature


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