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Re: Sign Only implimenation.



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In <3.0.3.32.19980717152249.00c2fea0@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, on 07/17/98 
   at 03:22 PM, Jon Callas <jon@xxxxxxx> said:

>At 10:32 AM 7/17/98 +1000, ? the Platypus {aka David Formosa} wrote:
>   
>   >From my reading the OpenPGP requires both encryption and digital
>   signatures.  However for some applications authenication without
>   encryption is needed, would it be possable to alter the wording to
>allow
>   signature only implimenations?
>   
>Opinions? I think he's got a good point and am ashamed that I overlooked
>this myself, but is there a way to fix this at this late date?

I don't have a problem with the change, seems logical to me.

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