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1997-06-13 - Re: Photo ID is not needed for key signings….

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From: ichudov@Algebra.COM (Igor Chudov @ home)
To: tcmay@got.net (Tim May)
Message Hash: 71ce1ab17b68236bac6e1b6300e60f1ead0c87ebe13cc86d8f74e65d8194cb45
Message ID: <199706130215.VAA07375@manifold.algebra.com>
Reply To: <v03102800afc652637f93@[207.167.93.63]>
UTC Datetime: 1997-06-13 02:24:27 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 13 Jun 1997 10:24:27 +0800

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From: ichudov@Algebra.COM (Igor Chudov @ home)
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 1997 10:24:27 +0800
To: tcmay@got.net (Tim May)
Subject: Re: Photo ID is not needed for key signings....
In-Reply-To: <v03102800afc652637f93@[207.167.93.63]>
Message-ID: <199706130215.VAA07375@manifold.algebra.com>
MIME-Version: 1.0
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Tim May wrote:
> I can't understand (hint: someone please explain) why I get so many
> requests to send the "tcmay@got.net" key, as opposed to the
> "tcmay@netcom.com" key so widely available. I thought the key signings were
> about the Person Widely Known as "Tim May" being associated with the key
> signed, not some temporary e-mail address.

You get so many requests to send the "tcmay@got.net" key because certain
pgp-aware email programs can encrypt mail using the recipient address,
if it is in the sender's keyring. Therefore, it is more convenient if
the addressee's email address is in the user id field.

	- Igor.

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