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<3(_dot_)0(_dot_)2(_dot_)32(_dot_)19970829131427(_dot_)00914e10(_at_)mail(_dot_)pgp(_dot_)com>,
on 08/29/97
at 01:14 PM, Charles Breed <cbreed(_at_)pgp(_dot_)com> said:
Hello William,
I launched this message on UserID naming conventions to add 'some'
type of structure to the existing UserID 'packet' field. The MUA -
User I/F would not be required to 'conform', but an intelligent
client for corp. use, might want more structure (with some guidlines).
I would NOT create a new UserID Field. My initial objective here, is
to measure the level of interest in adding additional convenstions.
If there is interest, I'll submit a more detailed explanation.
I would be intrested in seeing this advanced.
I would like to see PGP give the users options to enter different types of
UserID's with some built in format validity checking.
There should also be a UserID type field though I imagine that this would
cause compatibility problems with previous versions. There may be a way
this could be added without adversely effecting backward compatiability.
Could use the first 2 bytes of the UserID field and assign them as a type
field but limit their values to non-typeable values (values 00x-0Fx are
not likely to be found in a current userid).
I would have killed to have this implemented in the PGP key format when I
was doing my PGP integration work. Would have saved alot of jumping
through hoops for matching e-mail addresses to keys in my e-mail
applications.
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William H. Geiger III http://www.amaranth.com/~whgiii
Geiger Consulting Cooking With Warp 4.0
Author of E-Secure - PGP Front End for MR/2 Ice
PGP & MR/2 the only way for secure e-mail.
OS/2 PGP 2.6.3a at: http://www.amaranth.com/~whgiii/pgpmr2.html
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