NOTICE OF PENDING RULEMAKING:  DISCUSSION AND COMMENTS ARE SOLICITED
Yo! Scott and all:
Sunday August 11 1996 07:58, Scott Christensen wrote to Moderator(s):
 SC> Mike Hareter writes in a message to All
 MH>> -+---BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-+--- (...)
 SC> Just a question...  Don't these long keys and signatures fall into the
 SC> same category as excessive quoting?  They are very annoying from the
 SC> reader's perspective.
 SC> Perhaps you folks could clarify the rules on this one.
The issue hasn't been raised before.  But PGP and/or digital signatures are a 
coming standard and way of life throughout networking, and so I am reluctant 
to nix the procedures just yet.
We do have a rule limiting signature lines and the PGP thing certainly 
appears to violate it.  Before I rule in affirmation or exception, this topic 
is hereby opened to public comment and opinion for a period of ten days from 
today.
All participants are invited to intelligently comment on or discuss the 
relative merits and demerits of allowing digital signatures in messages 
posted to this SCANRADIO forum.  I will use some aspect of the consensus to 
assist in making my decision.  THIS IS NOT A VOTE - just a discussion that I 
will closely follow, but probably not comment on to any extent.  The 
discussion will be closed on August 23, 1996, so have at it, but keep it sane 
and sensible, please.
Bill Cheek
Moderator - SCANRADIO
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