On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:09:52 +0900 Daiki Ueno <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> In <[email protected]> >>>>>> Ted Zlatanov <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:45:04 +0900 Daiki Ueno <[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, DU> Really? I use 3 IMAP servers for everyday use and they properly DU> implement access control like file systems. In other words, no one can DU> read my private emails unless s/he shares the passphrase with me. Yes, really. I was not talking about other IMAP users. Whoever owns your IMAP servers can read your unencrypted e-mails with little effort. If you trust your 3 servers, that's great. The vast majority of IMAP users, as I said, have no expectation of privacy on their IMAP server (consider GMail, for instance). This is not a filesystem on a remote server where you can trust user permissions to be managed correctly. >> 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. DU> I think you always lack "use-case analysis". I guess we'll have to disagree. As I said, feel free to provide patches to make turning encryption off easier, and of course if a vote goes against my design I'll reconsider it. Thanks Ted _______________________________________________ Tramp-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/tramp-devel
