Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:10:51 -0400 From: "J. Hellenthal" <jhellenthal@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Current <FreeBSD-Current@FreeBSD.org>, FreeBSD Stable <FreeBSD-Stable@FreeBSD.org>, FreeBSD Ports <FreeBSD-Ports@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Signing Request Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0909231635310.11763@qvzrafvba.5c.ybpny> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0909231132000.52005@qvzrafvba.5c.ybpny> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0909231132000.52005@qvzrafvba.5c.ybpny>
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On Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:40 -0000, jhellenthal wrote: > > If you do not need to pgp/gpg sign email message to the lists please don't. I > know I probably don't have your pgp public key and a lot more users probably > do not either. Please use your best judgment. > > Thank you and best regards. > > Alright If I must. Let me explain this email for the uncommon circumstances and big heads on the subject line. This was just a request not an authoritative (must do) and certainly not spam as some have had a concern over. If I do not have your public key in my keyring then I do not want it, do not need it and have no use for it at this time. This keeps my keyring small and manageable. I do not feel the need to explain my process or setup on this matter as this email was intended as just a request as I don't see the need to sign a message to a mailing list when the information that is contained in more than half of the incoming email is not important enough to be signed. For an example of the emails I am referring to (ports@): "I am having problems with such/and/such/port/" Why should it be signed ? I understand, shit happens.... but I don't need to verify that it happened to Random Joe. Now on the other hand I firmly believe that a patch that is submitted by a maintainer or someone @FreeBSD.org should be signed. I am not referring to these emails at all in the last message and I apologize if that was unrecognizable to you. There is a purpose for signing messages that contain information that someone needs to verify is actually from a trusted source but not all information that is transmitted needs to be verified. And that is all I was referring to when saying use your best judgment. I will not be posting back on this subject as I never intended for this to be a off topic matter (just a request). Best regards -- J. Hellenthal (0x87337C16) gmail.com!jhellenthal :wq
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