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   Michael Fierro was all like, you know, and then said something like a ...   
      
   > I like to sign my messages as a way of proving whether a post was/was not   
   > posted by me. I've been in newsgroups where, after a massive debate   
   > finished up, a user decided it would be fun to pretend to be me. With   
   > unsigned msgs, it is quite hard to prove that one didn't write a particular   
   > post. But if one signs all their msgs, then the mere fact that the post in   
   > question wasn't signed is a good indicator that it's a forged post.   
      
   I have heard of copy cats and your argument is not without good reason.   
   However, I have have nothing PGP installed and can't validate you.   
   Although, something I hate is a PGP signature which is more lengthy than   
   the post, or which disrespects netiquette stating a signature should not   
   exceed four lines. Here's an example of what I mean from Ron B.,   
      
   "So, that leaves the folks that don't think PGP signing news messages is   
   a good idea, but do it anyway?   
      
   -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----   
   Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux)   
   Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org   
      
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   0S1LlktbwQ==   
   =owLk   
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   WTF !!!?   
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