Re: Gopher over TLS

It was thus said that the Great Steve once stated:
> Hi all,
> 
> I typically lurk, but this is one of my hot buttons:
> I don't want to beg the question, BUT:
> 
> Why are we encrypting data that is published publicly?

  It can be used to ensure that the data hasn't been modified on the way
from the server to your client (well, aside from corporate own laptops, or
state actors, but in those cases it's more wanting to know *what* you are
viewing than in changing it).

  But aside from that ...

  -spc