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  • not encrypted, but still needs decoding? huh?

    From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Wilfred van Velzen on Thu Jan 9 18:50:00 2020
    Hello Wilfred!

    ** 09.01.20 - 22:08, Wilfred van Velzen wrote to August Abolins:

    Below is my reply to your message. It's *not encrypted* only signed
    (but not clearsigned). Anyone with gpg can decode it and view it's
    contents

    [snip]

    -----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----
    Version: GnuPG v2

    owGbwMvMwMRovbl2hdf0ydqMaxlNk7jS83NSUlP0covT48Qnf/DIVHAsTS8tLtHh
    4vLPUzAyMDLQNTDUNbBUMDKyMja3MjDVUajML1UoL8ovSVUoyVfITbXi4lKws1Nw


    An "only signed" message produces what still looks encrypted.

    Maybe we are being too loose with the terminology.

    Maybe we should say, just signing a message *encodes* it.


    ../|ug

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    * Origin: Key ID = 0x5789589B (2:221/1.58)
  • From Wilfred van Velzen@2:280/464 to August Abolins on Fri Jan 10 09:24:51 2020
    Hi August,

    On 2020-01-09 18:50:00, you wrote to me:

    Below is my reply to your message. It's *not encrypted* only signed
    (but not clearsigned). Anyone with gpg can decode it and view it's
    contents

    [snip]

    -----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----
    Version: GnuPG v2

    owGbwMvMwMRovbl2hdf0ydqMaxlNk7jS83NSUlP0covT48Qnf/DIVHAsTS8tLtHh
    4vLPUzAyMDLQNTDUNbBUMDKyMja3MjDVUajML1UoL8ovSVUoyVfITbXi4lKws1Nw


    An "only signed" message produces what still looks encrypted.

    Maybe we are being too loose with the terminology.

    Maybe we should say, just signing a message *encodes* it.

    I'm already trying to do that. "Ascii encoding" is not the same as "Encrypting"
    ! ;)


    Bye, Wilfred.

    --- FMail-lnx64 2.1.0.18-B20170815
    * Origin: FMail development HQ (2:280/464)
  • From August Abolins@2:221/360 to Wilfred van Velzen on Fri Jan 10 17:37:02 2020
    On 10/01/2020 3:24 a.m., Wilfred van Velzen : August Abolins wrote:


    Maybe we should say, just signing a message *encodes* it.

    I'm already trying to do that. "Ascii encoding" is not the same
    as "Encrypting"!


    ;)

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