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- Msg # 126 Private, Kill/Sent, Direct, $0.14
- Date: 06 Jan 93 00:55:21
- From: Christopher Baker on 1:374/14 Rights On! in Titusville FL
- To: Echolist on 1:1/201 EchoList Coord in Toms River NJ
- Subj: PUBLIC_KEYS Echo Guidelines - EList repost
- ____________________________________________________________________________
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- This is the PUBLIC_KEYS Echo. The purpose of the Echo is to provide a place
- to post and discuss public-keys for data privacy within FidoNet and
- elsewhere. We also consider electronic signature possibilities using
- public-keys and discuss data and software encryption and the various
- schemes and programs that produce them.
-
- This is a technical Echo with very few rules. Those very few rules are:
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- 1. Stay on-topic. Topics of keys and encryption and related privacy
- and electronic signature issues are welcome. Others are not.
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- 2. No politics [except as it relates to privacy issues] and no religion.
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- 3. No personal attacks, slurs or innuendo. Stick to issues not
- personalities.
-
- 4. No Private flagged messages in Echomail! Encrypted traffic using
- public-keys is permitted for the exercise so long as it is on-topic.
- Don't send person-specific encrypted traffic. Such specific traffic
- belongs in direct Netmail. Encrypted traffic should be in the form of
- public-keys or public-key signed messages that can be read by
- anyone with PGP 2.0 and your public-key. Include your public-key
- when sending such messages in case the other end doesn't have it
- or make them aware of how to get it from your system.
-
- 5. This Echo may be traveling around the world so try to be concise. Avoid
- excessive quoting for one-liner responses.
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- 6. Be aware that Echomail is NOT secure. Don't take anything at face value.
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- 7. The posts in this Echo are the sole responsiblity of the poster. If you
- need verification, use Netmail.
-
- 8. The Moderators will deal with off-topic traffic. Don't respond for them.
- Links to this Echo will only be curtailed when absolutely necessary so
- please don't make it necessary. [grin]
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- The Moderators are Christopher Baker [KeyID: 1024/4B9A59 1992/10/03] and
- GK Pace [KeyID: 1024/B6B823 1992/09/28] at 1:374/14 and 1:374/26,
- respectively.
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- It is Gated into the U.K. by Tim Walls at 2:253/513. [thanks, Tim!]
- It is Gated into Zone 6 by Lai Zit Seng at 6:600/220. [thanks, Lai!]
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- The other Zones are open [hint, hint].
-
- It is recommended that individual, public-keys be made available via Netmail
- or by file-request with the magic filename: PGPKEY and that the public-key
- provided for that request by given a distinctive filename using part or all
- of each provider's name and address. For example, on my system, a
- file-request of PGPKEY will give BAK37414.ASC to the requesting system. A
- magic filename of KEYRING will yield extracts from my Public Keyring as
- BAKPUB14.ASC. This will avoid duplicate overwriting and make it easier to
- track the keys. Using standard magic filenames will make it easier to find
- keys and keyrings on different systems.
-
- The PGP and Privacy and encryption related files on each system should be
- maintained with a magic filename for file request. PGPFILES should be set
- on all participating systems to allow your current related files to be
- picked up at any time. It is suggested that the actual filename indicate
- the origin of the list to avoid confusion and overwriting. PGPFILES
- requested from this system gets the requestor a file called: PGP37414.LST.
-
- The contents of this Echo are archived on 1:374/14 as the area is purged.
- The current past traffic is in the file PUBKEY.ECO. Archived volumes of past
- traffic [P_ECHO1.ZIP - P_ECHO99.ZIP for example]. Files on this system are
- available anytime except 0100-0130 ET and Zone 1 ZMH at 1200-9600+ HST/V32
- for FidoNet listed systems only. Request FILES for complete listings.
-
- This Echo is currently available on the Zone 1 Backbone. It has been
- EListed as of ELIST211. Please feel free to announce this Echo in all
- Nets and Networks.
-
- A companion Echo for the purpose of submitting public-keys only is now
- available as PKEY_DROP Echo. PKEY_DROP may be obtained via the same channels
- as PUBLIC_KEYS.
-
- Thanks.
-
- TTFN.
- Christopher Baker & GK Pace
- Moderators
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- --- DB 1.51/001027
- * Origin: Rights On! - Privacy #1 Right! - Titusville_FL_USA (1:374/14)
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