From: "William H. Geiger III" <whgiii@invweb.net>
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 1997 02:36:14 +0800
To: David Sternlight <david@sternlight.com>
Subject: Re: Orthogonality and Disaster Recovery
In-Reply-To: <34537A18.9FE77210@sternlight.com>
Message-ID: <199710261832.NAA03035@users.invweb.net>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain



-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----

In <34537A18.9FE77210@sternlight.com>, on 10/26/97 
   at 09:13 AM, David Sternlight <david@sternlight.com> said:

>This seems to be a defense of a major failing of PGP. Rather than being a
>complete package for a user function (encrypting and signing mail, for
>example) it is a pre- and post-processor which requires a separate mailer
>and newsreader. In fact this whole argument may be viewed as an attempt
>to defend that failing of PGP. The failing is understandable since Phil
>wanted to get something out there quickly and hadn't (and probably still
>doesn't have) the resources and talents available to do a complete PGP
>mailer/newsreader--much less be able to compete successfully with those
>who DO do such mailers and newsreaders.

This is quite silly argument David,

Do all E-Mail vendors need to be cryptologist?? Do all cryptologist need
to be application vendors?? Obviously not. PGP is a tool much like a
database is. The majority of vendors who develop apps that require a
database do not go out and write their own, rather they use a database
engine that is suited to their needs. Betreve doesn't try to develop every
application that may use a database, instead they sell the database engine
and let the application developers make the apps. The same is true for
E-Mail vendors, they integrate PGP into their products. No need for PGP
Inc, to develop their own E-Mail product.

FWIW: I am quite confedent that if Phil wished to write an
E-Mail/NewsReader he is quite capable of producing a better product than
the peice of crap N$ has on the market.

- -- 
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
William H. Geiger III  http://www.amaranth.com/~whgiii
Geiger Consulting    Cooking With Warp 4.0

Author of E-Secure - PGP Front End for MR/2 Ice
PGP & MR/2 the only way for secure e-mail.
OS/2 PGP 2.6.3a at: http://www.amaranth.com/~whgiii/pgpmr2.html                        
- ---------------------------------------------------------------

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: 2.6.3a
Charset: cp850
Comment: Registered_User_E-Secure_v1.1b1_ES000000

iQCVAwUBNFObb49Co1n+aLhhAQHdWwP/YS0QqHPxMyQUbElKR/dIcCNDBy1OSIWc
x+LDvth5QXn0676tC++bYyW30aw4Wc/PX2WkGJ4uDwmvRg+sPzPwtX2gTvEsPlO9
XiNg7vBaJbewUf2vfKEPFaj7YVZEG1en0lN6WLpQeN6Movb7kJNM9wyPJeS0qVNM
IuKKOIN2VHU=
=4aZI
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----