Re: The introduction problem and signatures, was Thinking outside the box

>> Since S/MIME has been around for 15 years, and is implemented in most MUAs
>> including the one you use, why don't we do that?  What would have to change
>> so we do?
>
>Proper support in widely used webmail systems (ie, without installing some
>addons/plugins or other stuff which most users would feel uncomfortable
>with)?

I think that's result rather than cause.  They observed that nobody outside
a few corporate and government environments uses S/MIME, so they didn't
bother.

If you want PGP webmail, Hushmail works fine, but they haven't exactly
taken over the world.

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