Yo! Bud:
Thursday August 15 1996 12:09, Bud Jamison wrote to Joe Nicholson:
 BJ> But... there's NOTHING being posted in echos that needs to be that
 BJ> securely verified as to require a PGP sig.
That is probably the strongest argument to date.
However.........what if someone logs into a BBS under someone else's name and 
forges messages of low degree?  Guess what would happen if some dork logged 
on as "Bud Jamison" and told me he wasn't going to obey the rules anymore?
OK, so I boot him from whatever BBS he used.  SO he logs into another one.
And another.  After a while, the name of "Bud Jamison" just becomes mud, no 
matter which BBS and point of origin.
Far fetched here, maybe.  Especially since I know you.  Forgery is a way of 
life on the Internet.  Digital sigs are looming as a way of life.  THAT is 
why the topic is open for discussion here.  The answers aren't all that black 
and white, as I see them.
FidoNet has been rolling with the punches of the last couple of years, and 
has not fared well.  I intend to do my part by carefully reconsidering old 
ideas and considering new ideas before making flat rulings that can spin off 
and impact the entire net.
What the heck?
Bill Cheek | Internet: bcheek@cts.com | Compu$erve: 74107,1176
Windows 95 Juggernaut Team | Microsoft MVP | Moderator - SCANRADIO
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