On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 11:40:11 -0400 Jim Hyslop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[snip] > Celejar wrote: > > Perhaps I'm missing something, but wouldn't adding anything to a PGP > > signed message break the signature? > > Not if it's added after the signature. The plain-text version of Brad's > message that I mentioned looks something like this: [snipped quoted message] > The GPG signature only applies to the lines marked by the "--Sig_6A1..." > boundaries. The unsubscribe is appended after the boundaries, and > therefore does not affect the signature in any way. > > It's important to understand what the signature means: it does not mean > the entire message is valid, only the portion of the message bracketed > by the signature boundaries. Thanks for clearing that up for me! > Dave, it looks like your mail reader (and mine, BTW - Thunderbird) > ignores anything appearing after the signature. > > - -- > Jim Hyslop > Dreampossible: Better software. Simply. http://www.dreampossible.ca > Consulting * Mentoring * Training in > C/C++ * OOD * SW Development & Practices * Version Management Celejar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
