* Brian Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [12/07/01 01:27]: > * Prahlad Vaidyanathan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [Dec 06. 2001 22:23]:
> > <quote> > > In particular, evolution (1) is bad at noticing PGP errors, (2) doesn't > > support rules like "always encrypt mail to so-and-so" and (3) replies to > > encrypted messages with quoted, unencrypted bodies by default (a > > *serious* security hole that it shares with Mutt). > > </quote> > > > > Why does he mention (3) as a security hole ? > I look at it like, "They sent you email encrypted, so they obviously > want their content encrypted in-transit, whether it's to or from." The real point is that if somenone wants to share a secret with you, he will use PGP. But if you quote his secret in your reply (which is unencrypted), it really defeats the purpose of cryptography! -- Cedric
