Why CAs or public keysigning?

[CL Gilbert]

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Joseph Bruni wrote:
| % gpg --edit-key [name]
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| Command> check
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| You'll see the sig level like this (it's the sig!3)
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| sig!3       7343C1E3 2002-03-26   [self-signature]
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| On Thursday, June 19, 2003, at 01:05 PM, CL Gilbert wrote:
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|> Where does this information show up? i have keys in my local keyring
|> that I assume are signed, but I never saw any number on them anywhere!?
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Interesting.  IT seems rather silly.

0 - I refuse to answer???
1 - I have not checked??
2 - I have done casual checking
3 - I have checked

It seems to me the only meaningful option is 3.  Any other option is
rather silly.  Why even sign the key if your choice is not 3?

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Thank you,


CL Gilbert
Free Java interface to Freechess.org
http://www.rigidsoftware.com/Chess/chess.html
"Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor
man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard." Ecclesiastes 9:16

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