On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 9:22 AM, Marius Petrescu marius@yo2loj.ro wrote:
(Please trim inclusions from previous messages) _______________________________________________ Time and again there appear suggestions for using that LOTW certificate for other things then LOTW. I don't know if you are aware, but not everyone is an ARRL member or uses LOTW. So, as long as things like APRS have absolutely nothing to do with ARRL, please keep them apart.
Marius, YO2LOJ
If you are volunteering to verify callsigns, free, just as the ARRL does, then I will have no problem adding your Certificate Authority to my configuration. This scheme is very much capable of using multiple authorities for authentication. The ARRL just happens to be the one who already has a large, trusted install base and has agreed to let us use their service in this manner.
I assume that since all you mentioned in your reply was disdain for ARRL, that is the only piece of this scheme you don't like?
Tom KD7LXL