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 Message 385 
 Wilfred van Velzen to August Abolins 
 Re: U, ENC 
 05 Jan 20 13:25:22 
 
TID: FMail-lnx64 2.1.0.18-B20170815
RFC-X-No-Archive: Yes
TZUTC: 0100
CHRS: UTF-8 2
PID: GED+LNX 1.1.5-b20161221
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REPLY: 2:221/1.58@fidonet e01919af
Hi August,

On 2020-01-04 21:40:00, you wrote to Tommi Koivula:

 AA> Further, since there is no way for a user to know in advance how one
 AA> U,ENC system routes their mail, and since there is no guarante what
 AA> happens if a packet reaches a non-U,ENC system, there is no point in
 AA> taking chances and causing annoyance.  :(

The worlds view/commonsense on transporting encrypted content has changed in
the few decades since the discussion in fidonet about this! If it didn't
internet banking wouldn't be possible for instance! ;-)

Bye, Wilfred.

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