On Fri, 2 Jul 2010 14:17:50 -0500 Arthur Machlas <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 2:11 PM, Celejar <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Fri, 2 Jul 2010 13:52:47 -0500 > > Arthur Machlas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> I just recently setup encrypted mail for my personal mail account, > >> using icedove and enigmail. I'm curious about a general feature of > >> "signing" the email. Why can't I just copy the "signature" portion of > >> the email, which many people on this list attach to their posts, and > >> paste it at the bottom of a fake email? Appreciate any comments or > >> links you may have. > > > > Look at the signatures carefully. Each one, even from the same signer, > > is different, and depends on the exact contents of the message. The > > whole point of a signature is that if one is improperly attached to a > > message, it won't match, and the mail reader or other client will > > notice this. > > > > Celejar > > Make abundant sense. And I assume they'd need my public key to verify > the signature? Exactly. A mail client that receives a message signed by you generally tries to look up your public key from a keyserver. Celejar -- foffl.sourceforge.net - Feeds OFFLine, an offline RSS/Atom aggregator mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
