Re: Confusion on PGP parts
Magnus -- ...and then Magnus Therning said... % % My first post! Jippie! Welcome! % % So, my question: % There seems to be quite some different ways to mark that a MIME part % should be processed by pgp/gpg, multipart/(signed/encrypted), Well, some of that is based on the PGP method itself. You have to note whether or not it is signed and/or encrypted *somewhere*... % application/pgp, and some (e.g. kmail) relies on the body contents to % find out. Which is the 'correct' way? That's a very loaded question, and you may find yourself embroiled in a flamefest for having popped it. Check the mutt-users archives for PGP/MIME and traditional and outlook to review some of the past discussions and come up to speed. % % -- % Magnus Therning % [EMAIL PROTECTED] (OpenPGP: 0xD3BC7468) % % The corporation as we know it, which is now 120 years old, is unlikely to % survive the next 25 years. Legally and financially yes, but not stucturally % and economically. % -- Peter Drucker :-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! msg26910/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Confusion on PGP parts
begin Magnus Therning quotation: > > So, my question: > There seems to be quite some different ways to mark that a MIME part > should be processed by pgp/gpg, multipart/(signed/encrypted), > application/pgp, and some (e.g. kmail) relies on the body contents to > find out. Which is the 'correct' way? The short answer; the way you're doing it now. The long answer can be found here: ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc3156.txt -- Shawn McMahon| Information may want to be free, but fiber http://www.eiv.com | optic cable wants to be one million US AIM: spmcmahonfedex, smcmahoneiv | dollars per mile. msg26907/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Confusion on PGP parts
My first post! Jippie! So, my question: There seems to be quite some different ways to mark that a MIME part should be processed by pgp/gpg, multipart/(signed/encrypted), application/pgp, and some (e.g. kmail) relies on the body contents to find out. Which is the 'correct' way? -- Magnus Therning [EMAIL PROTECTED] (OpenPGP: 0xD3BC7468) The corporation as we know it, which is now 120 years old, is unlikely to survive the next 25 years. Legally and financially yes, but not stucturally and economically. -- Peter Drucker msg26906/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
