[X-Unix] PGP funkiness...

[Pedro fp]

On 09/10/2004, at 11:49 AM, Eric Crist wrote:

> Unless I'm misunderstanding things, this _is_ a list for people to 
> discuss the Unix side of Mac OS X, correct?

Sure. But then if you want to hinge an argument on that MacGPG is Unix, 
PGP is not.

>  That leaves two options for those that have a problem with this:
> 1) filter out my mail
> 2) live with it.

Or you could ...
a/ Switch to MacGPG [the Unix option after all] which does not sign 
using attachments.
b/ Choose not to sign messages to lists like this.

Expanding on b there ...
I don't know any compelling reason for routinely signing messages to 
lists like this. I signed my earlier message to make the point stated 
in a & won't sign this one. After all, most listers don't know who I am 
to begin with & there's nothing at stake in confirming that it's me 
sending the message. AFAIK any combination of PGP/GPG & Mac email 
client allows you to choose whether to sign mails on a per mail basis 
[certainly every combination that I've ever encountered does] even 
though you will have a default set one way or the other. In the case of 
my combination of Mail.app & MacGPG there's a toolbar icon showing the 
state for the current message. When I want the other state I click that 
icon & it switches, easy as that.

On 09/10/2004, at 7:27 AM, Justin Herald wrote:

> Really, i just wish Apple would come out with their own version to get 
> rid of all this trouble and have it fully integrated with OS X.

We're closer now than with X.0 & X.1. Back then no support was built 
in, today Mail.app has support for PGP/GPG built in [& as one lister 
pointed out Apple endorses MacGPG] even though you have to add the 
software yourself. Personally I'd like Apple to leave MacGPG with the 
open source Unix geeks who're doing a fine job with it but bundle their 
work on OS X install CDs.

Cheers, Pedro :-)

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