Brian -- ...and then Brian Clark said... % * David T-G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [Dec 05. 2001 21:33]: % % > % I'm using GnuPG and some recipients' clients do not have the capability % > % to decipher PGP/MIME (see: Windows; TheBat!). % > % > <ultimate_flame_war>Screw 'em!</ultimate_flame_war> % % Flamewars aside, if you ever have to use Windows, TheBat! is actually an % exceptional MUA. (unless one wanted to use Mutt with Cygwin(sp?).)
So I hear. I'd like to poke at it, because I know some folks who could probably use a Good Mail Program but are just stuck in the Windows world. I haven't gotten around to it, though. But I couldn't resist :-) % % > % macro compose \Cp "Fgpg --clearsign\ny" "PGP clearsign" ... % > Ick. That is one way to do it, and is unfortunately necessary when using % > a charset other than us-ascii and perhaps when attaching a file % > (but that bit is untested), but doing it within mutt would be so much % > nicer. % % I was reeeally hoping the HOW-TO's were going to say, "oh yeah, that's % eeeasy." :-) The manual says clear signing is seriously depreciated, but Or even deprecated; I don't think it's had a lot of monetary value at any point ;-) % there are a ton of people out there unfamiliar with PGP/MIME. That makes Yep. That's true. Care to take up the Cause Of Spreading The Word? % me wonder why the author(s) of Mutt didn't go ahead and add in support % for clear signing that's on par with its PGP/MIME ease of use. Well, it is; just set $pgp_create_traditional and you're now doing it the old way instead of the MIME way with no other changes. % % > I have had wonderful success with the stock $pgp_create_traditional and % > the patch-supplied $pgp_outlook_compat settings; when both are "yes", % > even LookOut! users can read and reply to my signed mail. % % I'd have to figure out how to patch a source deb and rebuild it. I've % never done that before, but.. I think you got some other replies to this, but you could always just patch the source itself after you pull it down from ftp.mutt.org :-) % % > % Now, I keep seeing references to a pgp-menu function in various HOW-TO ... % > (or execute your macro from above). When you hit 'p' from there, % > you enter the pgp menu; you can, IIRC, sign, sign as, encrypt, both, % > or forget it and send cleartext. % % Hitting p from the compose menu is what I wasn't getting. LOL If I think % about it for a while, I realize how silly that is for me to overlook % that. You'll forgive my not answering the previous paragraph, then :-) % % > % I'm using vim for my editor, and I can't seem to figure out how to ... % > I'd do it from mutt rather than vim; mutt knows how to pass the recipient % > info off. % % Yep, but hittin p from the compose menu is going to drop back to % PGP/MIME, AFAIK, right? Not if you have $p_c_t set. The pgp menu is (perhaps only ideally given the at least one valid need for using the macro method) the only interface to pgp that you need; the "PGP: Clear" means clear text that is neither signed nor encrypted, not what some folks call clearsigning or in-line signing or ascii armoring or ... % % > % I'm basically looking for tips/suggestions to make my life easier, % > % if someone has any to offer. % > % > You might try the archives, but signing and encryption come up a lot. I % > haven't checked, but a query for "signing outlook" might be sufficient. % % And off I go.. (again) ;-) Have fun :-) % % Thanks again, David. Sure thing. HTH :-) % % -- % -Brian Clark :-D -- David T-G * It's easier to fight for one's principles (play) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * than to live up to them. -- fortune cookie (work) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.justpickone.org/davidtg/ Shpx gur Pbzzhavpngvbaf Qrprapl Npg!
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