Re: GPG signatures and list mail

From: Aaron Matteson (fedora_at_cryptosystem.us)
Date: 03/31/04

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    Alexander Dalloz became daring and sent these 1.0K bytes,
    > Hi everybody!
    >
    > I just got informed through personal mail by a list member that my GPG
    > signed mail to the list, and equal mails by others, are uncomfortable to
    > be read. Because of the signature the mail body comes as an attachment
    > (ATT?????.txt) in text format. I think this is very uncomfortable for
    > those readers, and being forced to open an attachment ...

    I feel for him, i really do. Perhaps they should look into a mail client
    such as Thunderbird. I think this would resolve to his his comfort level,
    otherwise "oh well".
     
    > The reader who informed me is using Outlook Express. I would now like to
    > know if there are other users and clients having difficulties with GPG
    > signed mails.

    See above, only problems i have ever seen where when people use outlook
    or outlook xpress.

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