Re: What method do *you* use for signing Usenet posts?

[deskpot@myrealbox.com (Vasily Korytov)]

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>>>>> "KS" == Kirk Strauser writes:

 KS> At 2003-01-19T20:03:49Z, deskpot@myrealbox.com (Vasily Korytov) writes:
 >> Correct, some Usenet readers are not MIME-compatible. Personally I try not
 >> to use MIME on Usenet. If you want PGP in Usenet, better use the
 >> RFC1991-compatible version.

 KS> Gotcha.  I don't know my way around PGG well enough yet to know how to do
 KS> so.  Can it do this?

Surely. But PGG setup has nothing to do with it. Just remove `mime' from
the tag to sign the message (i.e. <#secure method=pgpmime
mode=sign>). You can see the result in this message -- I use Oort from
CVS and gpg.el (PGG should work as well).

 >> You can safely tell them: RTFM. And/or get a better newsreader. =))

 KS> Yeah, that did a *lot* to settle the flames I was receiving, let me tell
 KS> ya.  ;-)

Well, of course, the arguments differ greatly because of opponents. The
above is what I think -- and in every newsgroup or maillist, that has
something serious to do with computers, I would say the same. Maybe,
with the date of RFC1991 published too.

If the target auditorium does not want knowing anything, of course, it
would be such as: ``Don't worry and simply ignore that chunk. Frankly,
it's the digital signature (if you want, you can read more at
<http://www.pgpi.net/>[2] and <http://www.gnupg.org/>).[1]'' Note, that
this expression does not blame anyone -- when dealing with people,
knowing nothing, about subject, it may be the key moment. If they feel
interested, they may go to the URLs above, if they're still intrestedm
they will be asking: ``How do I manage having those cool digital
signatures?'' And it's the maximum, you can reach.

[1] It may be a good idea to include the short alike explanation in the
    signature, used for such newsgroups.

[2] I'm not sure, if I've misspelt the URL, and, unfortunately, can't
    check it at the moment.

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