Re: [Evolution] NEW problem with Evo and encryption

[Jeffrey Stedfast <fejj ximian com>]

This problem is not anything new, this has always been the case with
in-line PGP encrypted messages.

If you got a properly encrypted message (PGP/MIME), you'd be able to
reply via plain-text.

The problem with in-line pgp encrypted messages is that we have to do
evil hacks to detect and then decrypt the text and show it in the
viewer. When we go to reply, we use a different code path that looks for
the "message body" part and sends that off to the composer. It doesn't
do any evil hacks to decrypt pgp encrypted blocks.

Jeff

On Thu, 2001-10-04 at 01:40, Ralph Sanford wrote:
> A new problem has been spotted regarding the use of Evo and encrypted
> email.  This is regarding email that is encrypted but does not contain
> an attachment.
>
> When encrypted email is received by evo there is a lock icon displayed
> until the email is decrypted for display.  So far so good.  After
> reading the displayed message it is decided to reply to the original
> sender.  Hit the reply button and a new message window is opened with
> the original message included EXCEPT that the original message that is
> being quoted is now encrypted.  This is not so good, in fact this is not
> workable.  It is impossible for me to type a comment into an encrypted
> block of text.  Also the original poster does not know what his message
> looks like after it is encrypted and since the original message was
> encrypted to my public key then it is not possible for him to open it
> anyhow.  Once the message has been decrypted by me for my use then I
> should be able to send it to whomever I choose in plain, decrypted text
> or encrypted IF I so choose.
>
> I believe this was handled correctly in Evo 0.13 it is incorrect in 0.14
> and 0.15
>
>
>
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