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   Wilfred van Velzen to August Abolins   
   Re: not encrypted, but still needs decod   
   10 Jan 20 09:24:51   
   
   TID: FMail-lnx64 2.1.0.18-B20170815   
   RFC-X-No-Archive: Yes   
   TZUTC: 0100   
   CHRS: UTF-8 2   
   PID: GED+LNX 1.1.5-b20161221   
   MSGID: 2:280/464 5e1834d4   
   REPLY: 2:221/1.58@fidonet e0411c85   
   Hi August,   
      
   On 2020-01-09 18:50:00, you wrote to me:   
      
    WvV>> Below is my reply to your message. It's *not encrypted* only signed   
    WvV>> (but not clearsigned). Anyone with gpg can decode it and view it's   
    WvV>> contents   
      
    AA> [snip]   
      
    WvV>> -----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----   
    WvV>> Version: GnuPG v2   
      
    WvV>> owGbwMvMwMRovbl2hdf0ydqMaxlNk7jS83NSUlP0covT48Qnf/DIVHAsTS8tLtHh   
    WvV>> 4vLPUzAyMDLQNTDUNbBUMDKyMja3MjDVUajML1UoL8ovSVUoyVfITbXi4lKws1Nw   
      
      
    AA> An "only signed" message produces what still looks encrypted.   
      
    AA> Maybe we are being too loose with the terminology.   
      
    AA> 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.   
      
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