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____/ Chris Ahlstrom on Thursday 05 February 2009 00:23 : \____
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>
> After takin' a swig o' grog, Sermo Malifer belched out
> this bit o' wisdom:
>
>> Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>>>
>>>> Chris Ahlstrom <ahlstromc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> It doesn't sound like Roy's posting style at all, though.
>>>> It's signed with Roy's PGP key.
>>>
>>> So what?
>>>
>>> Well, I know now that Roy sent it. But the PGP key means nothing.
>>
>> I mistakingly asked Hadron this question: How does one successfully fake
>> a PGP key? Now I add another question: if it can't be faked, how can
>> it mean nothing?
>
> It can be faked, in the sense that it can fool the casual observer.
>
> That is quite enough for some people here, who have misappropriated people's
> posting-names in order to make it seem as if those people are posting
> garbage.
>
> I'll rephrase -- if you don't bother to check the PGP of every post, then it
> means nothing.
The application does this on the fly and sometimes adds colours.
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~~ Best of wishes
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