Re: introduction is hard, message encryption with SMTP

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--On Wednesday, January 5, 2022 12:09 +0000 Stewart Bryant
<stewart.bryant@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> 
>> On 5 Jan 2022, at 10:51, Nick Hilliard <nick@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> John C Klensin wrote on 05/01/2022 02:06:
>>> That original, somewhat-square, wheel was refined over many
>>> millennia so that it is round and rolls smoothly
>> 
>> anyone can redesign the wheel. The bits that need skill are
>> the axle and bearings.
>> 
>> Nick
>> 
> 
> … and the tyre (tire) and the suspension system….

Absolutely.  But all of those are extensions and (historically
incremental) improvements on the original design, not "toss the
original design principles of the wheel and replace it with a
completely new model".  Depending on how far one wants to push
the analogy, the idea of a suspension system might be an
exception to that but suspension systems did not replace the
idea of using wheels without them, only solved some specific
problems for some specific types of applications.

But, again, I think we are going around in circles.  Other than
acting as a two dimensional prototype or representation for said
wheel, this doesn't appear to be about SMTP (with or without
encryption) except for an (IMO extravagant and unrealistic)
claim that the proposed new system will supplant it.  Can we get
to clear statements about what specific problems are being
solved, how the proposed mechanisms will solve them, and what
their scope/ applicability are?

best,
   john







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