On 2016-12-31 04:57, Patrick Brunschwig <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 31.12.16 07:26, Booze Empire wrote: >> Good day. >> >> I never use drafts, so I did not notice this at first when I updated my >> TB and Enigmail along with it. But today I did use drafts, and >> discovered that if the option to "encrypt drafts" is enabled in account >> settings, then ALL drafts are encrypted, even those where I have not >> selected that the email itself should be encrypted or signed. Is this >> normal? Shouldn't Enigmail only encrypt drafts that are marked for final >> encryption (i.e. Encrypt Message CTRL+Shift+E) ? > > We consider it a security feature to encrypt all drafts for an account > (if the option to encrypt drafts is enabled). Depending on how you work, > you may add the recipients and/or decide whether or not the message will > be encrypted only just before you send the message. > > But if the message is autosaved on an IMAP server you will already have > leaked information by then. Ah, I see, yes. > We therefore decided to encrypt all drafts, independently of whether or > not encryption is enabled. Makes sense, thanks for explaining! -- ! _\|/_ Sylvain / [email protected] ! (o o) Member:David-Suzuki-Fdn/EFF/Red+Cross/SPCA/Planetary-Society oO-( )-Oo Gene Police: YOU! OUT OF THE POOL! _______________________________________________ enigmail-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or make changes to your subscription click here: https://admin.hostpoint.ch/mailman/listinfo/enigmail-users_enigmail.net
