Hi there
On Tue, Oct 10, 2000 at 01:38:40PM -0400, Bob Bell wrote:
AS> What is the '--textmode' for? The (gpg) manual page gives an explanation
AS> for '-t' but not really for '--textmode'.
> -t and --textmode are roughly equivalent, as stated in my man page
> (v1.03).
>
> -t, --textmode
> Use canonical text mode. If -t (but not --textmode) is used
> together with armoring and signing, this enables clearsigned mes-
> sages. This kludge is needed for PGP compatibility; normally you
> would use --sign or --clearsign to selected the type of the sig-
> nature.
Right, but what does happen when I use --textmode (not -t) together with
armoring and signing? The only information I can gather from the man page is
"Use canonical text mode". But what does that mean?
Adrian Schlatter
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