to. den 11. 02. 2016 klokka 09.18 (+0000) skreiv Pete Biggs:
> > Yes of course. I understand that. I'm just curious what those dat-files
> > are. The sender didn't intentionally attach those files. Are they
> > generated by Evolution? He sent one encrypted letter (file.gpg) as an
> > attachment, but when I downloaded the attachment, there were two more,
> > i.e. attachment.dat and attachment.dat(1). 
> > 
> 
> When you say "there were two more" - were the files listed as
> attachments by Evolution or did they just appear when you did "Save
> All".
> 
> I presume, from the way you describe it, that it's not the email itself
> that's encrypted, but that there's an encrypted file attached to the
> email.  If that's the case, then you can look at the source of the
> email (Ctrl-U or View -> Message Source) and you will see in the mime
> structure all the attachments.
> 
> If the whole email is encrypted and if the signature is correct, then
> they *MUST* have been attached before the email was signed, encrypted
> and sent.
> 
> P.

Yes, they were listed as attachments by Evolution. The email itself was
not encrypted. But the attachment was. I trust the sender, and
Evolution, of course, so I downloaded everything. He did not attach
anything else but the encrypted letter. I will try to view the Message
Source. 

SRW

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