From: me@muddcs.cs.hmc.edu (Michael Elkins)
Date: Thu, 4 Jul 1996 08:16:42 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Lack of PGP signatures
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nowhere@alpha.c2.org writes:
> At 09:42 PM 7/2/96 EDT, Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU> wrote:
> :Basically, I refuse to type my passphrase over the net, which signing
> :all my messages (this one included) would require.
> 
> Why, in heaven's name, would you have to "type your passphrase over the net" to encypher a message?

He was talking about signing messages that you send.  You have to enter your
passphrase possible over a TELNET session, which sends it across in the
clear.  This is a Bad Thing(tm) for keeping it truly private.

me
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Michael Elkins <me@cs.hmc.edu>			http://www.cs.hmc.edu/~me
PGP key fingerprint = EB B1 68 32 3F B5 54 F9  6C AF 4E 94 5A EB 90 EC