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Re:Why is no one signing their emails? by chrisseaton on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @07:23AM (#19377627)
> When you send an email there is no proof that it came from you.

I can imagine the average person replying 'yes there is there's the from box in the email'.

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Re:Why is no one signing their emails? by loup-vaillant on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @07:37AM (#19377694)
It's not a case of not understanding, it's a case of not believing. If you're talking to a lay person that trusts you, they may raise such an objection, but they'll believe you once you reply "that can be, and often is, faked".

Belief is a thorny issue when trying to communicate to the masses, though.

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Re:Why is no one signing their emails? by Carpetsmoker on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @07:52AM (#19377756)
Just because some users don't know what they're doing means all users are idiots.

This is like "we shouldn't use locks because some people often lose their keys".

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Re:Why is no one signing their emails? by chrisseaton on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @08:24AM (#19377910)
I don't know if you're replying to the wrong person, but I'm not arguing we shouldn't use anything. I'm answering 'will they understand' and my opinion is 'no'.
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