[mew-int 01456] Re: Must sign a key to encrypt a mail?

[Arnaud Vandyck]

Tatsuya Kinoshita <tats at example.com> wrote:
> On June 4, 2003, [mew-int 01451],
> Arnaud Vandyck <arnaud.vandyck at example.com> wrote:
> 
> > Mew want me to sign an OpenPGP key to send an encrypted mail to this
> > person. MailCrypt  does not need this.   Is there a  variable in Mew
> > that makes it possible to encrypt  mail to person I did not sign the
> > key?
> 
> When `C-c C-e', signing is not required.

I did try C-cC-e and C-cC-b:
His/her public key is invalid. Sign the key by yourself, first.

> Mew manual (`M-x info RET d m Mew RET g pgp-shortcut RET') says:

I already read it. 

Speaking aboiut  the manual, I  got throw the multiple  identities pages
and  it's a  bomb! I've  define several  identities, it's  a  very great
option! ;-)

> | `C-cC-e'
> |      Encrypt the entire draft with PGP.

Encrypt but not signed!

> | `C-cC-b'
> |      Sign, and then encrypt the entire draft with PGP. Input your
> |      pass-phrase.
> | `C-cC-r'
> |      Encrypt, and then sign the entire draft with PGP. Input your
> |      pass-phrase.

What are the differencies between these two ones?

> | If you want to protect privacy of all drafts, set
> | `mew-protect-privacy-always' to `t' and set
> | `mew-protect-privacy-always-type' to one of PGP services.

I set it but  have been obliged to stop because if  I got the pubkey but
not signed it, you can not send the mail! :-(

> | If you want to protect the privacy of drafts when replying encrypted
> | messages, set `mew-protect-privacy-encrypted' to `t' and set
> | `mew-protect-privacy-encrypted-type' to one of the PGP services.  This
> | configuration is preferred to the configuration for all drafts described
> | above in the case of replying encrypted messages.

I missed this...

> | In Draft mode, `C-cC-pC-a' toggles `mew-protect-privacy-always' and
> | `C-cC-pC-e' toggles `mew-protect-privacy-encrypted'.

... and that ;-)

Why don't  you signe your  message? Is it  the policy of the  list? I've
been flamed by some on an other list because I sign my mails!

-- Arnaud Vandyck, STE fi, ULg
   Formateur Cellule Programmation.
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