Re: Anybody know a good FREE certificate service?

From: Hairy One Kenobi (abuse_at_[127.0.0.1)
Date: 01/28/04 

Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 08:49:17 -0000

"Pete" <noway.jose@discard.nit> wrote in message
news:vmtd10lijp9cmmfr9hguqoid95l1qank4l@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 08:46:39 -0000, whilst in NewsFroup
> alt.computer.security, "Hairy One Kenobi" <abuse@[127.0.0.1]> articulated
> the following sentiments :
>
> <snip>
>
> >> If you join the Thawte Web Of Trust, you can simply find notaries in
your
> >> area who you meet personally. No travelling the world necessary. It's
no
> >> different than meeting someone and exchanging PGP keys personally.
> >
> >Quite. They don't list the areas covered, so I'd assume that there are
> >near-zero here in the UK.
>
> I didn't find this to be the case at all. All major cities in the UK were
> covered. How many notaries in each city they are, I don't know, as I
> obviously went to my local area. Found 3. Chose 1.

<big snip>

Ah - that's interesting. (Call me suspicious, but when the whole things
depends on geography, and they don't publish even vague hints..)

OOI - and if it's not too much trouble - would it be possible to look up the
area around Reading? Just the overall number of peeps, I hasten to add
(given that's about 80% of the UK IT industry, if it's expected to work
anywhere..)

Thanks,

H1K

P.S. My view on the validity are unchanged.. it's just for curiosity.

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