On Wednesday 14 Sep 2011 Rolf Eike Beer wrote: > Am Mittwoch, 14. September 2011, 17:46:31 schrieb Burkhard L?ck: > > Am Mittwoch, 14. September 2011, 17:20:57 schrieb Anne Wilson: > > > On Sunday 11 Sep 2011 Burkhard L?ck wrote: > > > > Am Sonntag, 11. September 2011, 16:30:15 schrieb Anne Wilson: > > > > > Eike, Burkhard - I would like to add this to UserBase, linked > > > > > from > > > > > http://userbase.kde.org/KGpg and from > > > > > http://userbase.kde.org/KMail/gpg - is this OK? > > > > > > > > Sure. > > > > > > > > And from my pov there is no need to ask in such a case, because this > > > > is > > > > already in the kgpg docbook and because every text send to this list > > > > for inclusion in the doc system will be GFDL 1.2. > > > > > > > > Sharing as much information as possible is good to serve the > > > > different > > > > preferences (online/offline etc) of our users. > > > > > > Thanks. I've written that up, using most of it verbatim from this > > > thread, but adding a little more detail about the other facilities on > > > the Key Properties dialog. > > > > Let's ask Eike about that, cc'ing him. > > > > > One thing that does puzzle me, though, is the "Disable > > > Key" checkbox. Since this is clearly not intended to be revocation, > > > what exactly is the intention? I've never dared try it, in case I > > > couldn't revert :-) > > Revocation is: > -about private keys only > -can be exported (i.e. can be made world visible) > -can not be reverted > > Disabling key is: > -about any key (even foreign ones) > -can not be exported (i.e. affects only your local keyring) > -can be reverted > That sounds almost the reverse of local-sign - right? In what circumstances would you use it?
It's funny, I've been using KGpg for many years, and no-one has asked me this question - but if I don't ask you now, I'm sure to be asked soon :-) Anne -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 198 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part. URL: <http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/kde-doc-english/attachments/20110914/b1156c65/attachment.sig>
