On (13 Aug 96) Bill Cheek wrote to All...
 BC> NOTICE OF PENDING RULEMAKING:  DISCUSSION AND COMMENTS ARE SOLICITED
 BC> Yo! Scott and all:
 BC> Sunday August 11 1996 07:58, Scott Christensen wrote to Moderator(s):
 SC> Mike Hareter writes in a message to All
 BC>  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.
 BC> The issue hasn't been raised before.  But PGP and/or digital
 BC> signatures are a coming standard and way of life throughout
 BC> networking, and so I am reluctant to nix the procedures just yet.
 BC> We do have a rule limiting signature lines and the PGP thing certainly
 BC> appears to violate it.  Before I rule in affirmation or exception,
 BC> this topic is hereby opened to public comment and opinion for a period
 BC> of ten days from today.
 BC> All participants are invited to intelligently comment on or discuss
 BC> the relative merits and demerits of allowing digital signatures in
 BC> messages posted to this SCANRADIO forum.  I will use some aspect of
 BC> the consensus to assist in making my decision.  THIS IS NOT A VOTE -
 BC> just a discussion that I will closely follow, but probably not comment
 BC> on to any extent.  The discussion will be closed on August 23, 1996,
 BC> so have at it, but keep it sane and sensible, please.
 I don't like them. I think they are a big waste of space and are
seldom used by anyone.
Martin
... Ham and eggs: A chicken's day's work; a pig's lifetime commitment.
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