GPG signatures and list mail
Adam Voigt
adam at kotisprop.com
Thu Apr 1 15:07:15 UTC 2004
Well it's easier to use a deprecated method that still works, then to
try and convert people to using a different email client (even if they
should).
On Thu, 2004-04-01 at 09:59, Charles Curley wrote:
>
> > However, the solution is to "clear sign", or "inline sign" your
> > message, so the little header and footer for GPG come in the actual
> > email message body.
>
> Incorrect. This method is depricated, and has been since
> 1996. According to the mutt FAQ:
>
> "That user is using obsolete and broken software. PGP/MIME is the
> only way to use PGP with email that is actually specified (RFC 2015)
> and not some proprietary ad-hoc crap. Tell that other user to get
> rid of his legacy crap mail software and install standards compliant
> software. RFC 2015 is from 1996, by the way, so no mail software
> author can say he didn't have enough time to implement this."
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Adam Voigt
adam at kotisprop.com
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