From: Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU>
Date: Wed, 3 Jul 1996 13:23:54 +0800
To: "David F. Ogren" <ogren@cris.com>
Subject: Re: Lack of PGP signatures
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> I've noticed recently that two PGP programmers (Mr. Zimmerman and Mr. 
> Atkins) do not seem to PGP clearsign their messages to this list. In fact, 
> a surprisingly small percentage of messages on the C-punk list are signed. 
> This despite the fact that the average subscriber is at least literate in 
> PGP.

Actually, I don't PGP sign my messages because 95% of the time my
connection to my mail host (the machine on which I read and respond to
mail) is insecure.  Composing the message, bringing the message to my
local machine, running PGP, re-uploading the message, and sending it
is a big deal and I don't consider it important enough for my everyday
posts.

When I send out notices that I consider important I do sign them.  But
that is fairly rare (at the moment).

Basically, I refuse to type my passphrase over the net, which signing
all my messages (this one included) would require.

-derek