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Re: PGP messages readable by more than one person

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From: mathew
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 12:39
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urlichs@smurf.sub.org (Matthias Urlichs) writes (about +clearsig=on):
> ... without changing the text at all?
> (Lines starting with a minus sign get "- " prepended.)

Yes.  This is a pain, as it means you can't sign Usenet message digests.

I can see why PGP would want to "- " escape lines saying things like "-----END
PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----", but it doesn't need to escape things like a line
of 70 dashes.


mathew
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