[wellylug] Re: CA-CERT Assurance

[Sam Cannell]

On Fri, 2004-06-04 at 11:51, Simon Anderson wrote:
> I was referring to the signal/noise ratio of email, not of posts to this 
> list.

Ah, now I see what you mean.  Your post didn't make it very clear.

> I believe SMTP as currently implemented is reaching the end of days as 
> it's utility is ever decreased by spam/virii etc. and the responses to it. 
> Digital certificates offer a solution. My point was (that you 
> misinterpreted) that as the problem gets worse, the need for digital 
> certificates may become more apparent.

I agree, spam and viruses *are* on the increase.  Even so, I don't think
that using certificates is the best solution.

Personally, I like Microsoft's DNS caller-id system as a solution for
spam.  It requires no changes to existing protocols - it works alongside
standard SMTP and nothing forces you to test the validity.

As for viruses, I think that the best solution by far is user
education.  Also, I don't see how using certificates would do anything
at all to prevent their spread.

> > * Your first email was, in my opinion, very pushy and didn't explain any
> > real benefit in becoming a "CA-Cert User".
> 
> Pushy huh? That's what you get when you try to do people a favour.

I'm not criticising you *or* your offer, only the wording of the first
email.
-- 
Sam Cannell <sam at plaz.net.nz>
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