Re: Update on mail bombing threats--not so funny

[Dan Busarow <dan () dpcsys com>]

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On Fri, 10 Jan 1997, Vadim Antonov wrote:
> > The Usenix key signing is a good model for techie types, but
> > we are the minority.  How would the great unwashed have their
> > keys signed?
>
> This looks like a business opportunity.  I think it may make
> sense for somebody to establish a nation wide network of
> Public Notaries who'd be certifying that the physical person

CA's will likely be the notary public of the future.  But what does 
that do to help us fight spam and *forged* spam today?

I'm not trying to discourage the use of PGP, just point out that
it is unlikely to solve the problem at hand.

Long term, yes, today, no.

Dan
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 Dan Busarow                                                  714 443 4172
 DPC Systems                                                dan () dpcsys com
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