Hi Maggie I am using GnuPG sometimes - so I am not a power user. Perhaps I can try to answer your questions... ;-)
On Saturday, April 8, 2017 2:57:10 PM you wrote: > 1. I largely use text and not html to communicate. Using GnuPG > seems to take up lots of space. Do I remember correctly that > proper email etiquette advocated no more than 6 lines in a sig, > or, is that just a piece of the past that just stuck in my > memory? The GPG key doesn't go into the signature - its a own element in the text or inline > 2. How will correspondents using smart phones manage this > considering the screen size? I don't understand your question. The key is mostly not displayed with the client so there is no "screen size" problem. > 3. For correspondents who don't use a dedicated email program > such as TheBat! handle this if they are using web mail? There are differnet email clients which are supporting GnuPG (Windows, Linux, Android). > 4. When replying without trimming in an email thread, this could > potentially take to not only scroll through, but to even find the > actual email amidst all the other security characters? Email clients which are supporting GnuPG don't include key in the reply. > 5. Are these questions also relevant to PGP or only GnuPG? I am using GnuPG - don't know PGP at all. -- Best regards, Martin dagob...@yahoo.com TheBat! 7.4.16.3 (BETA) Pro (with OTFE) on Windows 7 6.1 7601 Service Pack 1 ________________________________________________ Current version is 7.1 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
