BC> The issue hasn't been raised before.  But PGP and/or 
 BC> digital signatures are a coming standard and way of 
 BC> life throughout networking, and so I am reluctant to 
 JG>    Quick thought, do any of the communications programs used by the 
 JG> majority of FIDONet users interpret this PGP 
 JG> signature?  I'm still using an older version of 
 JG> Telix, but it suits my needs for FIDO...I realize 
 JG> it INTERNET communitcations software recognizes it 
 JG> (I guess), but if doesn't work on this forum why 
 JG> bug the rest of us with it?
 
   Digital signatures (like UUencoded binary files) are made up entirely of 
low-order, printable ASCII characters, precisely so they can be sent via 
media (like the Internet and Fido) that can't use 8-bit, high-order 
characters. Encryption/decryption is done by the users. The medium of 
transmission is transparent to it. As far as the nets are concerned, it's 
just another text file....
 
   Frank
 
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