Re: [atlarge-discuss] Posting point...

["Richard Henderson" <richardhenderson@ntlworld.com>]

I use Outlook Express but I've been able to access all Mauro's e-mails

Therefore it is not necessarily Outlook Express itself which presents the
problem.

Richard

----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff Holt <jefftttt@txucom.net>
To: 'Ron Sherwood' <sherwood@islands.vi>; <atlarge-discuss@lists.fitug.de>
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 3:05 PM
Subject: RE: [atlarge-discuss] Posting point...


> I would hesitate to accuse anyone, but since my Outlook (using Word
> 2002) has no difficulty opening the mentioned signature and says nothing
> whatsoever about it being tampered with, perhaps you have misread or
> misunderstood what the Express version is trying to tell you?  It has
> been my experience that mere filtering using the Rules Wizard does not
> alter content, but if one tries to get too fancy and creates specialized
> filters there is always that possibility when adding code that errors
> creep into the process....  The comment suggesting the Mauro's emails
> have been tampered with is questionable and could be considered evidence
> that your email provider is being tapped, not that Mauro's emails are in
> some fashion invalid.  I hardly consider Outlook as it is included with
> MS Windows XP to be an "obscure" program.
>
> Here are the contents of what Outlook tells ME when I open the signature
> block:
>
> OK: Signed by mdrios@adinet.com.uy using RSA/SHA1 at 10:57:01 PM
> 6/1/2003.
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> TTTT
> Jefftttt@txucom.net
> www.tejas-info-services.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron Sherwood [mailto:sherwood@islands.vi]
> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 8:37 AM
> To: Jeff Holt; atlarge-discuss@lists.fitug.de
> Subject: Re: [atlarge-discuss] Posting point...
>
> Good morning, Jeff:
>
> You wrote:
> "The items mentioned are digital signatures used for identity
> verification.  Hugh, if you are so adamantly opposed to using better
> software and personal identification, that is of course your problem.
> It will continue to be more and more acceptable and perhaps even
> preferable for emails to have such verifications."
>
> Jeff: I run Outlook Express 6.0 and when I open Mauro's "Certified"
> mail, I
> get a message (see copy below) advising that the mail has been tampered
> with
> .  How do you think the mail was tampered with? And, if it was not...
> of
> what value is the certificate?
>
> I suspect that my filter rules are interferring with the certificate.
> Does
> that mean that I have to turn off my filters and wade through thousands
> of
> spam mails just so that Mauro can send me a certificate?  To what
> purpose?
>
> Or should I too (along with most of the world) change my email client to
> some obscure program that will allow Mauro's certificate?
>
> Regards, Ron Sherwood
>
> -----copy of security message----------
>
> Security Warning
>
> There are security problems with this message.
> Please review the highlighted items listed below:
>
>  X Message has been tampered with
>
> ----------------end of copy------------------------
>
>
>


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