Re: [Evolution] pgp/gpg implementation doesn't work correctly

[Kleiner Hampel <kleiner_hampel gmx de>]

Am Son, den 16.11.2003 schrieb Andrew Cowie um 08:40:
> > Perhaps you or me can contact ximian about this "feature".
> > Do you have a evol. developer email - adress?
>
> In case you didn't know, Jeffery Stedfast (aka fejj) *works* at Ximian.
> He's the guy who wrote Evolution's GPG code.
>
> He gets this question, what, about once every two weeks? :)

ups, i did only read "evolution hacker" in his e-mails and thought he
would be a huge freak/fan of evolution and not a developer:-)

> While it is a continued disappointment to all of us that Evo won't do
> inline PGP signatures, it turns out there are reasonably good reasons
> for it (about 1/2 philosophy "right-thing-to-do", and about 1/2
> consequences of the way PGP is implemented in Evolution).

convinced.

> If you search the mailing list archives (try google on 
> "evolution PGP site:lists.ximian.com") you'll see a large number of
> threads on this topic; likewise, Ximian's bugzilla has at least two bugs
> (which those list threads will refer to) which contain somewhat detailed
> technical arguments on the topic.

@Jeffery: I suggest that ximian put this issue to FAQ section at ximian
support site. this would be make life easier.

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thanks for your help
regards,
hampel