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Re: Re[2]: 2nd S/MIME BOF meeting minutes

1997-04-16 10:40:20
Geoff Klein <geoff(_at_)commtouch(_dot_)co(_dot_)il> writes:
BlakeR(_at_)deming(_dot_)com writes:
I think the problem here is if you put information about your mail
capabilities in your certificate, then when your mail capabilities
change, your certificate changes.

Sure, but these don't change that often.

  More often than certificates would.  I see people using more than
  one mail system at the same time as well.

  Mail capability information is better left in your X.500 entry (someday!)

Bill Wohler <wohler(_at_)newt(_dot_)com>
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