Re: [Evolution] Feature request: Making GPG signatures not look like attachments?

[Jeffrey Stedfast <fejj ximian com>]

what's the mime structure of these mails?

On Sat, 2003-12-06 at 14:40, Mathieu Masse wrote:
> So why does in my evo my mails and others have attachment icons when
> they are PGP signed, from Greg's original mail it looks like more then
> one person have this? How can you have one behavior on one system and a
> different on another. What does the code say?
>
> Mathieu
>
> On Sat, 2003-12-06 at 12:11, Jeffrey Stedfast wrote:
> > well, for what it's worth... your mail does not have an attachment icon
> > in my message-list.
> >
> > *shrug*
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> > On Sat, 2003-12-06 at 08:39, Mathieu Masse wrote:
> > > I disagree with your comment Guenther, I sign all my mail and after
> > > looking at my sent folder, all my mails have the paper-clip icon
> > > besides them and this is not all mail going to mailing list...
> > >
> > > Mathieu
> > >
> > > On Sat, 2003-12-06 at 07:42, guenther wrote: 
> > > > Mailer hackers: Question below... ;)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > I'm not referencing inline PGP. This is directly related to the proper,
> > > > > RFC standard. Agreed, it's doing its normal behavior, but it'd be cool
> > > > > to have this exception. Do S/MIME certificates come as attachments? I
> > > > > know this is forthcoming in the 2.0 series, but if so, I don't think
> > > > > everyone will want to see that as an attachment for all email.
> > > >
> > > > Sorry, I already have deleted the first part of this thread, thus
> > > > stepping in late.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Yes, I personally agree that PGP/MIME messages (which don't have any
> > > > attachments beside the PGP stuff) should not show the paper-clip image
> > > > noting the user about an attachment. Same for S/MIME.
> > > >
> > > > However, I just checked my PGP/MIME signed mail: The actually do *not*
> > > > show the paper-clip. :)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > That was in non mailing list folders, like my Inbox. The PGP/MIME signed
> > > > mails in some mailing list folders *do* have this paper-clip icon.
> > > >
> > > > Seems, this is related to the foot notes most mailing lists append to
> > > > every mail. These added text does not show as attachment on unsigned
> > > > messages, but they do so on signed messages. Seems, the confusing
> > > > attachment notification is due to the mailing list footer on signed
> > > > messages.
> > > >
> > > > Basically, this feels like a bug in the list servers... :-/
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Greg, if you wanna file a bug about this, please mention the number.
> > > >
> > > > Mailer hackers: Are my above notes correct? Anything Evolution can do
> > > > about this to be smarter than the list servers? Probably not. But I am
> > > > sure, Greg and I can come up with a couple of real life examples.
> > > >
> > > > ...guenther
> > >
> > > -- 
> > >
> > > Mathieu Massé M.Sc.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > All right, brain. You don't like me and I don't like you, but let's
> > > just do this and I can get back to killing you with beer. - Homer
> > > Simpson
> >
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