-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, I've found the smart-matching function in the GnuPG plug-in to be trying since I tend to use variable identities, i.e., sometimes my first name only, or my nickname, or my full name with middle initial. I have to include each and every UID in my PGP keys or else signing with the plug-in will result in a error if I don't manually substitute a UID with one that's included in the PGP key. I created a new key to be used with a particular identity and even though the e-mail address is the same as one associated with another UID in my main key, the appropriate key is always automatically chosen. This is a big plus for the GnuPG plug-in since the PGP Plug-in will not do this. However, in an effort to perfect the mechanism of how the plug-in's smart-matching functionality works, I'd like to propose the following: a) Give the user the option to disable smart-matching. This will give the user who has one PGP key the freedom of making changes in identity without coming up with an error when attempting to sign messages with a from name/address combination that doesn't exactly match any of the UID's contained within the public key, or having to fill in the appropriate identity in the pop-up box to avoid this error. b) If there's a successful match of a From name and address with a PGP key UID, just sign using the matching key without bringing up the pop-up confirmation dialog if the pass-phrase is cached. c) If there's a failure to to smart-match the from name/address with a key UID, bring up a dialog containing all the possible keys to use so that the user can quickly choose and move on. Presently having to manually type in the relevant UID and pass-phrase is extremely awkward to say the least. It's this one piece of discomfort that pushed me into creating many UID's for my main key. - -- ©Allie C Martin •• List Moderator (and fellow end-user) PGP public key: http://pgpkey.ac-martin.com __________________________________________________________ MUA: The Bat! 1.54 Beta/5 [OS: Windows 2000 Service Pack 2] _ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (MingW32) Comment: Sealed for security. iEYEARECAAYFAjt0Z3kACgkQV8nrYCsHF+KGtwCgicPuHtqVJbUeE2Re87XRPKGf /mEAoNjjy2mmtqdw4zgb6yiT4xj31iHF =2NGn -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- ______________________________________________________ Archives : <http://tbbeta.thebat.dutaint.com> Moderators : <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
