From: nospam@example.net   
      
   On Thu, 7 Nov 2024, Sn!pe wrote:   
      
   > Computer Nerd Kev  wrote:   
   >   
   >> Sn!pe  wrote:   
   >>> D  wrote:   
   >>>> This is a good point! But you are not worried about the essentially   
   >>>> unencrypted nature of usenet?   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> AFAIAC Usenet is for chat and technical discussion -- there's   
   >>> no need to encrypt that.   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> Agreed. But many news servers and clients do support encrypted   
   >> connections, mercifully without forcing everyone to use them all   
   >> the time like with HTTPS on the Web. So it's there if you want it.   
   >>   
   >   
   > The encrypted connection to the server is just about posting and   
   > retrieving, isn't it?  Once the article is on the server it's available   
   > to all in plain text.   
   >   
   >>   
   >> The paper talked about the designer's consideration of using   
   >> cryptography for authenticating users posting or deleting Usenet   
   >> posts, so maybe that's what "D" is talking about.   
   >>   
   >   
   > I think D is more concerned about anonymity than other considerations,   
   > then about 'eavesdropping'.  I'm sure he'll tell us RSN.   
      
   This is the correct interpretation. I our times of polarization and   
   net-hating, having a modicum of anonymity and privacy is very nice.   
      
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