Re: [atlarge-discuss] Thawte certificate... WoT

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Bruce and all fellow members,

  For the purposes that you are eluding to and stating here,
certified E-Mail accomplishes the same goal at a far cheaper
price and far less complication.  Hence perhaps you had or
have some other intrinsic reason in mind?  Please advise or
otherwise elaborate...

bruce@barelyadequate.info wrote:

> This is certianly something to persue.  In fact, it would be a perfect way
> to counter claims of ficticious users.
>
> The idea of a Web of Trust notary is interesting.  If we adopt such a thing
> to validate our membership, it would be useful to have regional notaries
> within our membership.  Those wishing to serve in such a position could hold
> centralized meetings in their region on a regular basis where new members
> could visit to get certified.
>
> Bruce Young
> Portland, Oregon USA
> bruce@barelyadequate.info
> http://www.barelyadequate.info
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> |  -----Original Message-----
> |  From: Sotiris Sotiropoulos [mailto:sotiris@hermesnetwork.com]
> |  Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2003 5:34 AM
> |  To: espresso@e-scape.net
> |  Cc: atlarge-discuss@lists.fitug.de
> |  Subject: [atlarge-discuss] Thawte certificate... WoT
> |
> |
> |  When you request a freemail certificate from Thawte, they send you the
> |  following message:
> |
> |  HOW TO GET YOUR NAME IN YOUR CERT:
> |  Your certificate will not contain your name, because we have no basis to
> |  know that you are who you say you are. If you want to get your name into
> |  your certificate there are currently two different ways to do so:
> |
> |  1. Trusted Third Parties
> |     If you follow this process, you will be obligated to become  a Web of
> |  Trust Notary (see note 2, for more information).
> |     If you know or can find any two of the following:
> |        (a) a CPA
> |        (b) a practicing Attorney
> |        (c) a Bank Manager
> |     Then you can ask them to certify your identity to Thawte. More
> |  information about this is available on the following page:
> |  http://www.thawte.com/html/COMMUNITY/wot/ttp.html
> |
> |  2. Web of Trust
> |     You can try to find a Web of Trust notary in the Directory of
> |  Notaries. Visit that notary with a copy of your identity documents, and
> |  you will be notarized up to 35 points. You need 50 points to get your
> |  name in your certs, and 100 points to become a notary yourself. The
> |  Directory is online at
> |  https://www.thawte.com/cgi/personal/wot/directory.exe
> |
> |  If you go through one of these processes you will be able to put your
> |  name into any of your certificates!
> |
> |  ----------------
> |  It's real easy folks, quite painless too...
> |
> |  Also, I must underscore the point that there are Web of  Trust notaries
> |  available from Antarctica to Zimbabwe and most places in between:
> |  https://www.thawte.com/cgi/personal/wot/directory.exe
> |
> |  It's time we set about legitimzing our organization and we cannot wait
> |  for the perfect solution, because that will probably never become
> |  available.  We must try something more than what we've tried to-date
> |  (which is nothing!).  I doubt very much that there's a single person who
> |  is subscribed as a member of our organization who cannot fulfil one of
> |  the two options above to acquire a Thawte certificate.
> |
> |  Be Well,
> |
> |  Sotiris Sotiropoulos
> |
> |
> |
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Regards,

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