PGP

What I do

I used to sign all outgoing mail, but don't anymore unless I know the person receiving can deal with it :-(

If I have been mailed your PGP/GPG key I will use it automatically, PGP/GPG is integrated into my mailer, Mutt. However, some other people use less-able mailers, and using PGP is cumbersome for them. If this is you, change your mailer.

And finally...

If you can't do PGP/GPG *easily*, just get a better client ! You'll thank yourself for it, as having a good email program really is A Good Thing (for more reasons that just security). Why bother using PGP sigs ? For one, it is REALLY easy to spoof email. I mean, REALLY easy. Using PGP/GPG isn't paranoia, it's just the common sense and obvious thing to do... you should be asking "Why shouldn't I use PGP or GPG?" instead of "Why should I ?".

My Keys

My keys are stored at the key server at MIT.

If you use Emacs don't forget that you could view the key, and copy/paste into a buffer. Then use M-x mc-snarf-key. If you have mailcrypt :-)

Type bits/keyID    Date       User ID

pub  1024/3ED8B27F 2000/03/24 Nicholas C Piper 
          Key fingerprint =  F2 CA A1 44 A3 67 D6 60
                             F2 64 65 61 8C B5 3B 68
                             3E D8 B2 7F