On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:45:04 +0900 Daiki Ueno <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> In <[email protected]> >>>>>> Ted Zlatanov <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:03:16 +0200 Michael Albinus <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> - save /imap:blockstar.com:/INBOX.test/new via tramp-imap-put-file (uses PGG) >> - read /imap:blockstar.com:/INBOX.test/new via tramp-imap-get-file (uses PGG) DU> I think this (implicit encryption) is a misdesgined feature which should DU> be removed. Why don't you leave the job to auto-encryption-mode so that DU> a user can choose whether to encrypt a file by adding ".gpg"? Unlike filesystems, IMAP servers are a semi-public space, in the sense that the vast majority of the users can't expect security or privacy beyond what the server administrators and owners are willing to grant. Very, very few users actually own and control their IMAP servers. Thus, encrypting by default is IMHO the best option and the only one I provided in this initial version. I disagree the user should choose whether to encrypt, especially by the burdensome mechanism of changing the file extension. The majority of users will use the default setting, whatever it is. I believe the default setting of tramp-imap.el should be to encrypt. If you or anyone else likes, feel free to provide a patch that will support a nil passphrase to mean no encryption should be performed. The usual Emacs-style settings for the passphrase (alist and function in addition to a string) which I plan to add eventually can return nil too for the same effect. I can't accept that as the tramp-imap default, though, and I don't have the time currently to write that support myself. Thanks Ted _______________________________________________ Tramp-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/tramp-devel
