openPGP vs x509

[Atom 'Smasher']

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

> Ask them! I guess it has two advantages:
> 1) easier to use (e.g. built into Outlook and Outlook Express and key
> distribution is automatic.)
===============================

is that another case of M$ trying to break a standard so they can fill
their pockets? if trust has to come from a commercial entity....

it just seems icky... paying for trust appeals to me about as much as
paying for sex.


> 2) some people have easier to understand the hierarchical trust model. And
> they do trust Thawte :-) - I might be able to convince them to trust me too!
===============================

trust thawte? ha! i've never even met the guy ;)


	...atom

 _________________________________________
 PGP key - http://atom.smasher.org/pgp.txt
 3EBE 2810 30AE 601D 54B2 4A90 9C28 0BBF 3D7D 41E3
 -------------------------------------------------

	"There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers
	 exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will
	 instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more
	 bizarrely inexplicable. There is another theory which states
	 that this has already happened."
		-- Douglas Adams
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD)
Comment: What is this gibberish?  -  http://atom.smasher.org/links/#digital_signatures

iEYEARECAAYFAkB8SZsACgkQnCgLvz19QeOEdwCeNYDdxRPRjALrs2kE8nwHGPTy
KeUAn1az/cuN2ETf1zYGqlyntHJI8KHo
=U6Ep
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----