I have configured PGP with mutt (1.5.20 running on Xubuntu 10.04)
according to the instructions at:-
http://wiki.mutt.org/?MuttGuide/UseGPG
It seems to be basically working but I have some questions about
actually using it. I'm not doing any automatic signing or encryption, I
only want to use it for messages to one user so initially I will compose
a message and then hit 'p' (I may add a sender-hook in due course).
So, when I hit 'p' I get a series of options:-
PGP (e)ncrypt, (s)ign, sign (a)s, (b)oth, (i)nline, or (c)lear?
and I want to understand what these mean, so I'll say what I think they
mean and wait for corrections and elucidations:-
(e)ncrypt - presumably encrypts the message and, when it asks "Enter
keyID for [email protected]: " one enters the keyID for the *recipient*.
This had me fooled initially, I guess it's obvious when you think
about it but not straight away.
(s)ign - presumably 'signs' the message to prove (maybe!) it's from
me.
(s)ign as - what does this do?
(b)oth - presumably encrypts and signs the message
(i)nline - is this just the old-fashioned way of doing it?
(c)lear - do nothing? I.e. I hit 'p' by mistake
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Chris Green
