-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi Andy
I am using Debian Sid and icedove as my personal email programm and I didn't install enigmail via repos but with icedove's add-ons manager . Please describe in which branch of debian is the problem ;) don't forget that debian has three branches branch code name - ------------------------ stable | wheezy testing | jessie unstable | sid - ------------------------ On 07/15/2013 08:00 PM, Andy Ruddock wrote: > I have (as many do) multiple e-mail addresses. I use Iceape > (SeaMonkey) with a number of these (mostly personal) addresses. I > uses Icedove (Thunderbird) with a number of (mostly business > oriented) addresses. > > Until recently Debian had an Enigmail package which provided > functionality for both mail clients. > > So far, so hunky dory. > > Debian have moved to a different model of following upstream > packages - instead of back-porting fixes into a previous release > they're essentially mirroring what happens upstream. > > A new release of Icedove broke Enigmail, and Debian have decided > that the best way to "fix" this is to ship a version of Enigmail > tailored to Icedove. This version of Enigmail conflicts with the > previously installed version and causes it's removal. This leaves > Iceape users with a choice : > > 1. Don't upgrade, continue to use a vulnerable Icedove but have > Enigmail for both mail clients. > > 2. Upgrade, use the fixed Icedove but have no Enigmail > functionality for Iceape. > > At the moment I'm following option 1, as the vulnerabilities are > mostly found in the html rendering & scripting functionality of > Icedove. Html rendering & scripting are for web-pages, not e-mail - > if you want to show me a web-page, send me a link. > > I'm not here to moan (well, maybe a little bit), but to find a > solution. Iceape/Seamonkey users have been the poor cousins ever > since Firefox/Thunderbird were hived off into separate projects and > have been "left behind" before - I'm sure it will happen again. > > Should there be an Iceape Enigmail and an Icedove Enigmail? Is it > possible to synchronise Enigmail to keep in sync with upstream > projects? What resources would be required to ensure that users of > both mail clients don't get dropped like this again? > > > _______________________________________________ enigmail-users > mailing list [email protected] > https://admin.hostpoint.ch/mailman/listinfo/enigmail-users_enigmail.net > > - -- .''`. Klearchos-Angelos Gkountras : :' : webiste → http://jemadux.info `. `' email → [email protected] `- xmpp/jabber → [email protected] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Icedove - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJR5EFWAAoJEFtKcwnuvqagISkP/3AXCiLIiy6BJNgFQ8SkpZEs WfI20PY4PSV104fis3dKgsmXuvJGcEHgP+37Dd5ZgjDik8YDKMpjZVQYf6/tK9z0 Ibxq2v92Mgh7cYTlaS7e6FeoZJ7gI9qNtFSDguE6M0E0K+lKmphSrKreapeTVe49 zW/+rAEdJ80M5isu7AbMRedzN8IbYkAUF8zPrjNFUmefj+wrEy7JR1Ncx+5u+gJ9 0jX9DI/Ad3MwjbyY2tzIVbBEwOqA/br/U3Yf5Htnfr6E5sTKAQl8/AUYAqPKv1W6 r/7zBTRAX3gN+wSoVSz9nxRiYkEeLQ5/HX8Ib6NcjELGHuPbtvVIFhVcn/4H0aln CjNq1NrowXhMwoVLkwOP0VqunBMUTaO3tVMwx9mJo8LHlyyjTTnsw/v2722bC0H6 CKY0nXQRjZXhZi78lrprGIBd6yZfGAJThvs/NUxBCyLPGfJwg5/AahlbqJpWAoHG FwoqGcnc7mM0LRn9HuvbRFLX6hcrqNDLMJUmje8fteh111rf70joduZGT+w6AsB1 nLPktsOK+1F4dFjtUwxveAUG/NsbYfBJk1ntrCebaa1VU6dtgDfTYzQWysX/YO40 lTZiVJTnAigD1K02QeuHlvlsJV16M2Wfrv6+QFWgsoVv62T4reao+QBmP/or7qGt 6QKWGoGhIaYXPYTs61mv =eAC6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ enigmail-users mailing list [email protected] https://admin.hostpoint.ch/mailman/listinfo/enigmail-users_enigmail.net
