Date: Tue, 18 Oct 1994 18:52:24 -0400 (EDT)
From: peace(_at_)bix(_dot_)com
Does anybody believe this? If they did, then the clear_sig option is a
bad mistake. Don't forget, the mail reader has limited control of the
processes that the mail goes through before he gets it and reads it.
This is true at least for the great majority of mail readers who are
not on this list. If the clear_sig option were eliminated, then the
user would not be able to view an signed message prior to "de-
enhancing". Then none of the problems cited earlier would exist.
... in which case, no one would digitally sign messages sent to mailing
lists, because the sender has no way of making sure that every one on a
mailing list as PEM aware software --- in fact, for quite some time,
more people will not have PEM software than will have it.
Let's not forget that there are reasons why MIC-CLEAR was created.
They're still valid today. Always following the path of eliminating the
bug by eliminating the feature that goes with it makes for extremely
featureless software!
- Ted