PGP and GPG signatures in no way violate netiquette.  Using non-RFC
compliant mail clients and whining about it does though. Calling them
weird is a knowledge level indicator.  If you are stuck using software
you have no control over I feel your pain. But dragging others down to
your level is not the way to go.

On Fri, 2002-09-06 at 11:08, Jonathan Hutchins wrote:
> Jason, I'm not Microsoft, and I don't necessarily support their software
> decisions.  I work in a mandatory Microsoft-only shop, and I'm lucky I can
> pick up the mail at all.  The standards for mailing lists have been
> established for a long time, and while your motives and reasoning may be
> commendable, your postings still violate the basic rules of conduct for the
> net.  They're rude.