On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 2:11 PM, Celejar <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, 2 Jul 2010 13:52:47 -0500 > Arthur Machlas <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I just recently setup encrypted mail for my personal mail account, >> using icedove and enigmail. I'm curious about a general feature of >> "signing" the email. Why can't I just copy the "signature" portion of >> the email, which many people on this list attach to their posts, and >> paste it at the bottom of a fake email? Appreciate any comments or >> links you may have. > > Look at the signatures carefully. Each one, even from the same signer, > is different, and depends on the exact contents of the message. The > whole point of a signature is that if one is improperly attached to a > message, it won't match, and the mail reader or other client will > notice this. > > Celejar
Make abundant sense. And I assume they'd need my public key to verify the signature? Thanks Celejar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
