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Re: What real users think [was: Re: pgp signing in van]

Fernando Gont <fgont@si6networks.com> Tue, 10 September 2013 02:49 UTC

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On 09/09/2013 05:48 PM, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
> On 10/09/2013 08:39, Steve Crocker wrote:
>> Yes, I am speaking of what would be possible today with a fresh start.  The fresh start would also include signatures and encryption as a required part of the design.  (If everyone has to have a key, the key management problems would be greatly reduced.)
> 
> Indeed. How one achieves such a fresh start is unclear.
> 
> (Excuse my ignorance, but do existing MUAs allow one to edit a body part
> that arrived with a PGP signature?)

Yes. That's how you can respond in-line while still signing and/or
encrypting your response.

Cheers,
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Fernando Gont
SI6 Networks
e-mail: fgont@si6networks.com
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