Compatibility

[Werner Koch]

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 


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