[cap-talk] mailkey: transfer of accountability

[David Hopwood]

Karp, Alan H wrote:
[...]
> The Horton protocol seems to be more complex than the mailkey protocol
> for a couple of reasons.  In an email system, we assume that even before
> the introduction there is a path by which Bob can communicate with Carol
> without involving Alice.

I don't think that the mailkey protocol does assume this. It doesn't
involve sending mail to any principal, without first having received a
keyed address for that principal from some other principal that already
knows it.

-- 
David Hopwood <david.hopwood at industrial-designers.co.uk>