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1995-02-11 - Re: why pgp sucks

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From: “James A. Donald” <jamesd@netcom.com>
To: Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU>
Message Hash: 773117df5aa60ef990b2e6f3572a5cad0bc26501a2bcd18da1d822538133d4f1
Message ID: <Pine.3.89.9502101709.A4566-0100000@netcom10>
Reply To: <9502102110.AA07984@josquin.media.mit.edu>
UTC Datetime: 1995-02-11 02:08:13 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 10 Feb 95 18:08:13 PST

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From: "James A. Donald" <jamesd@netcom.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 95 18:08:13 PST
To: Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU>
Subject: Re: why pgp sucks
In-Reply-To: <9502102110.AA07984@josquin.media.mit.edu>
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On Fri, 10 Feb 1995, Derek Atkins wrote:
> The point is to have a centralized, distributed key distribution
> mechanism, similar in concept to the PGP Public Keyservers, but which
> scale much much better.i

We already have a centralized, for profit, key distribution system.

http://ww.four11.com/InfoServices.html


If they make money off it, there will be more of them, they
will provide better service, and it will in due course
become a distributed key distribution system.

Digression:

I notice that it is possible to have thread titled 
"Why PGP sucks" without Holy Warriors leaping into 
the fray.

This is a marked contrast with certain other topics. 

Possibly the level of heat is inversely proportional
to the level of knowledge.  (I.e. it is safe to have
such a thread title because in this list we have
many people with considerable knowledge of several
different crypto systems, and who have spent 
considerable thought on the various possibilities.)


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