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Re: [openpgp] On Signed-Only Mails

Peter Gutmann <pgut001@cs.auckland.ac.nz> Wed, 30 November 2016 09:07 UTC

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From: Peter Gutmann <pgut001@cs.auckland.ac.nz>
To: Brian Sniffen <bsniffen@akamai.com>, Vincent Breitmoser <look@my.amazin.horse>, "openpgp@ietf.org" <openpgp@ietf.org>
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Brian Sniffen <bsniffen@akamai.com> writes:

>Perhaps you don't see the use cases, but I see many every day: signed e-mail
>messages for e-mail based manipulation of databases (e.g., bug trackers,
>auto-builders, deployment systems).

That isn't really signed email though, that sounds more authenticated EDI-
style messaging...

Peter.

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