From: "Doctor Zaphod" <ncselxsi!drzaphod@ncselxsi.netcom.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 92 11:30:19 PST
To: CypherPunks@Toad.Com
Subject: RE: Signing text messages...
Message-ID: <40694.drzaphod@ncselxsi>
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In Message 23 Dec 92 00:49:30 EST,
  Hal <CompuServe.COM!74076.1041@netcomsv.netcom.com> writes:

>My public key, for those wanting to check the sig on the message below:

By including your public key WITH your signed messages, aren't you inviting
people to intercept it, replace it with they're own public key, and re-sign
the message?  If I didn't have a trusted copy of your public key already I
wouldn't be able to verify your signature.
TTFN!
DrZaphod
[AC/DC] / [DnA][HP]
[drzaphod@ncselxsi.uucp]
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