[plug] Was bun fight about "bad" words.

[Paul Wilson]

bob wrote:
> On Mon, 2002-04-01 at 21:13, Paul Wilson wrote:
> > Absolutely. A web of trust is not a digital signature, neither is it
proof
> > of origination. Of course, my analog signature on a letter isn't proof
of
> > much without external supporting evidence either, so let's not get too
> > flustered here.
>
> I'm not too sure about a signature on a letter not coming with
> supporting evidence. I've recently read something on micro-tremors in
> handwriting being recoverable and analysable, revealing a host of data
> on the health, state of mind and _identity_ of the author. (sorry, can't
> recall where exactly so I can't provide a ref. Maybe New Scientist?).

I think I phrased that badly. What I meant to say was more that my signature
on a letter written to you would mean little unless you already had one or
more samples of my signature obtained in a manner which clearly proved that
I had produced them. That's a bit of a mouthful though !

The Hooker