On Tue, Nov 18, 2003 at 01:29:02PM +0100, Dr. Stephen Henson wrote:
[...]
> [analyses message you sent me]
> 
> Its here that the problem lies. The S/MIME software that you are using is not
> copying the issuer name correctly meaning that the version in the PKCS#7
> structure does not match that in the recipients certificate. In fact it is
> taking the T61String and making it a PrintableString and using characters that
> are illegal in a PrintableString in the process. 
> 
> In other words the S/MIME client that produced that message is broken.

Could you please point me to "official" documents that explain all these
rules. I had a quick look at S/MIME RFC and didn't found that. Then I'll
be able to show the software vendors why their implementation is broken.

Thanks a lot.

-- 
Alex Marandon
CLARISYS Informatique
http://clarisys.fr
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