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Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 07:19:44 -0700 From: Breen Mullins To: mutt-users@mutt.org Subject: Re: gpg inline signed sig incorrect

* Rocco Rutte [2007-06-10 13:17 +0000]:

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Hi,

* Patrick Shanahan [07-06-10 07:44:38 -0400] wrote:

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Why is the <dash><dash><space> signature indicator not display properly in inline gpg signed posts, ie: <dash><space><dash><dash><space>.

This is so that no software deletes the mail's signature including the gpg signature even by accident. I don't know if it's the official reason but at least it makes sense... :)

It's required by RFC2440 (the OpenPGP standard). See section 7.1 therein.

Breen -- Breen Mullins Menlo Park, California

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