On Mon, Jul 02, 2001 at 11:06:49PM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > >>"Jimmy" == Jimmy Kaplowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Jimmy> I noticed in your protocol that you say the name on the IDs > Jimmy> must match the name on the key. When I had my key signed, I > Jimmy> showed ID that had the name "James Kaplowitz", which is my > Jimmy> legal name. On my key, I had the name I go by in everyday > Jimmy> life, which is "Jimmy Kaplowitz". This wasn't a problem for > Jimmy> the Debian developer who signed my key. Would you have a > Jimmy> problem with common nicknames such as Jimmy, or would you need > Jimmy> to see documentation that Jimmy and James were the same > Jimmy> person? If you would need the documentation, what sort > Jimmy> of thing would you want to see? > > Jimmy/James are acceptable social contractions/tranforms. I'd
This might be the case for people with an American cultural background. People elsewhere in the world might have a doubt whether Jimmy is equivalent to James. I guess I wouldn't sign the key in this situation. -Ralf.
