1996-07-04 - Re: Lack of PGP signatures

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From: frantz@netcom.com (Bill Frantz)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Message Hash: c5b8b8c9bced7f415edf8bd83b5b576d2996923e8968e48ae1e3c7e50abdc5b2
Message ID: <199607032105.OAA18411@netcom8.netcom.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1996-07-04 00:49:27 UTC
Raw Date: Thu, 4 Jul 1996 08:49:27 +0800

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From: frantz@netcom.com (Bill Frantz)
Date: Thu, 4 Jul 1996 08:49:27 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Lack of PGP signatures
Message-ID: <199607032105.OAA18411@netcom8.netcom.com>
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At 12:15 PM 7/3/96 -0700, Bill Frantz wrote:
>On my Mac I just entered this answer, cut it to the clipboard, launched
>PGP, clearsigned it, and pasted the result back into the Eudora window for
>the new mail.

But of course the signature doesn't check.  (I suspect Eudora line wrapping.)

>Pretty Good Privacy(tm) 2.6 - Public-key encryption for the masses.
>(c) 1990-1994 Philip Zimmermann, Phil's Pretty Good Software. 9 Jun 94
>Distributed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  Uses RSAREF.
>Export of this software may be restricted by the U.S. government.
>Current time: 1996/07/03 21:04 GMT
>pgp PGPTmpClipboardFile.tmp
>
>File has signature.  Public key is required to check signature. .
>WARNING: Bad signature, doesn't match file contents!
>
>Bad signature from user "Bill Frantz <frantz@netcom.com>".
>Signature made 1996/07/03 17:48 GMT
>
>Plaintext filename: PGPTmpClipboardFile


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