NODE 3fed12d9Re: [LONG] Churchill Club: 20th Anniversary PK Crypto
frantz@netcom.com (Bill Frantz)Wed, 1 May 1996 18:20:08 +0800
> Paul Raines, Project Manager, United States Postal Service described
> ... The post office brings four things that private
> industry can't: ... (2) ... well established reputation, ...
> (4) it can act as a trusted third party.
>
>Oh. Well that's good to know.
>
> --MarkM
I just report them like I hear them. They are priced higher than Verisign too.
Bill
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NODE 13337b4bRe: Churchill Club: 20th Anniversary PK Crypto
Asgaard <asgaard@sos.sll.se>Wed, 1 May 1996 23:13:04 +0800
On Tue, 30 Apr 1996, Bill Frantz wrote:
> > ... The post office brings four things that private
> > industry can't: ... (2) ... well established reputation, ...
> > (4) it can act as a trusted third party.
> I just report them like I hear them. They are priced higher
> than Verisign too.
According to your report, the guy made a comparison to MacDonalds,
having only 10.000 outfits in the US compared to the Post Office
having 50.000. But MacDonalds has a strong international presence
while the US Post Office has almost none. And then one could eat
a tasty burger, waiting for one's smartcards to get signed by the
trustworthy attendants (I mean, they do where uniforms).
Asgaard