Stef,
Apart from the relatively confined linkage between MH and
PEM (per Jim Galvin's note), the timing of PEM and MIME
maturation is such that, in my opinion, one will need to
get the basic PEM release out the door and then work on
extensions as required. There have been PEM/MIME discussions
already within the PEM development community and this aspect
hasn
't been "swept under the rug" so far as I can tell. If your
thought is that not making the initial release of PEM
fully knowledgable about MIME is a show-stopper, I don't
think I agree entirely. Getting PEM going is an important
step, it seems to me, since it will begin to satisfy the
need for confidentiality and for authenticity which has
long been lacking in the Internet email world. At the same
time, I quite agree that we need to plan for continued PEM
evolution to work knowledgably with MIME. Seems to me, though,
that the small number of changes needed to outfit MH with
PEM capability might work equally well with MIME?
Vint