Compatibility

Werner Koch wk@gnupg.org
Mon, 17 Apr 2000 10:44:17 +0200


On Sun, 16 Apr 2000, L. Sassaman wrote:


> Here's the original proposal:
>
> http://www.imc.org/ietf-open-pgp/mail-archive/msg01196.html
It is dated March 1998 and I can't remember that it ever has been in a draft nor is it in RFC2440 (November 98). This cleary means, it is not part of OpenPGP. The WG has decided on this and that is the entity which decides. During the process of creating OpenPGP the other implementors did change there apps to be in compliance with the draft or the final specs, PGP didn't. Werner -- Werner Koch OpenPGP key 621CC013 OpenIT GmbH tel +49 211 239577-0 Birkenstr. 12 email wk@openit.de D-40233 Duesseldorf http://www.openit.de