Re: Chevrons test
Re: Chevrons test
- Subject: Re: Chevrons test
- From: Doug McNutt <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 10:56:24 -0600
Suppose I write an AppleScript which munges the text of an e-mail message doing all of the prime factors stuff in order to create a few kB of hex-formatted text that can be recreated only if you know a code that I have decided upon.
Suppose that I append that block of text to the e-mail message using one of the MIME standard procedures for doing it.
Now suppose that I send that message to an Apple mailing list which adds a few headers, deletes some others, and adds a few lines at the bottom before it sends off a modified message to a subscriber.
It's changed even more in digest mode. And how many digital sigs will get attached to a digest?
How can a subscriber be expected to process a digital signature? There is no reason to expect that the message has not been modified. It has!
If a digital signature is appropriate for a list it ought to be prepared by the list software after checking the incoming signature if one was provided. Actually the list could save keys provided by posters as a spam prevention technique.
But mark my vote as NOT in favor of anything like that. Excessive bandwidth heats the earth.
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Applescript syntax is like English spelling:
Roughly, but not thoroughly, thought through.
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