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Re: Narrow the scope: no new email signature protocol

2004-10-07 09:05:27


On Oct 7, 2004, at 8:53 AM, Miles Libbey wrote:



--- Craig McGregor <Craig(_dot_)McGregor(_at_)treasury(_dot_)govt(_dot_)nz> 
wrote:
S/MIME has loads
of running code, is present in existing product libraries and is
proven
to robust survivability through an array of e-mail transmission
scenerios. Much more than a "niche" player I wouldn't you think?

I'm confused.  If S/Mime has such wide adoption and integration today,
email forgery shouldn't exist.  Yet it does.  Why?

Because it solves a different problem - as it is currently used and deployed. Jim Fenton addressed this in a previous note that I read yesterday; Dave Crocker responded to his posting.

Mark

miles



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