[openpgp] Re: Proposal: Provider-assisted OpenPGP key disc overy

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On Wed 2026-07-15 10:22:37 +0000, Bart Butler wrote:

> I will point out that getting the major ESPs to use such a registry
> will absolutely never happen.

Presumably Bart's description of "major e-mail service providers (ESPs)"
refers to Microsoft and Google, but not to Proton itself. =E2=98=BA

It's entirely possible that users whose e-mail addresses are controlled
by these major platforms will be unable to make use of the kind of
automated OpenPGP certificate discovery you're contemplating, due to
recalcitrance of their ESP.

I think the question for the WG is whether it is sufficient to build a
mechanism that works for users *not* in that group, given that the WG
has no control over the business decisions of these entities.

From=20my perspective, it seems reasonable to do that kind of work, as
long as we're realistic about the reach.  The goal for e-mail is a
functioning federated system.

          --dkg

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