GPG testing...

[Mark Komarinski]

On Sat, Dec 28, 2002 at 01:37:22PM -0500, Michael O'Donnell wrote:
> 
> 
> > So some fsckwad is using my good name to send spam.  Either that,
> > or there's a new spam going around that just says 'fuck you'.
> 
> Fascinating.  Why would anybody do such a thing to you?  Do you
> have enemies?  Where can one see an example of the forgery?
 
No, but this e-mail is floating about all sorts of places.  E-mail lists,
LDP docs, someone's inbox.  Not much of a stretch for someone to just use
real e-mail addresses instead of fake-looking e-mail addresses.  I've only
received a few indications that this is happening, fortunately.  Didn't
sircam spread using similar methods?

> > So, time to start signing with GPG so at least I know when I sent
> > something, and the rest of you do, too.  I've got mutt set up on
> 
> What would have been different if you'd used GPG?

Isn't one of the points of GPG to validate that the person you're talking
to is really who they say they are?  GPG allows me to do that, by signing
my e-mails.  If it's not signed, then it's not from me.

-Mark
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