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On Wed, 13 Mar 1996, Mike Zimmerman wrote: > PGP, or some other authentication method does one thing and one > thing only, make sure the message is who is says it is from. > It does nothing to limit content, or conversation, or prevent > any individual from posting their views. It does nothing to > enforce political correctness. It _does_ limit conversation, since 99.9% of the people aren't willing to put up with the hassle of decrypting each message, and either won't read or will simply unsubscribe. > Again, PGP causes no censorship, it simply would put an end to > (99.9% of) the fakes. Directly, no, but indirectly, by causing the unsubscription of everyone, it does. I'd be curious to know how many people actually decrytped and read JR's PGP notes. I didn't, and I'm probably more computer technically inclined than half the list base. PGP is a pain. -Eric -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric Lundquist, Systems Manager ericl@oc*.wa*.ed* (206)543-0594 School of Oceanography, Box 357940, Univ of Wash, Seattle, WA, USA 98195 http://www.ocean.washington.edu/people/staff/ericl/
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