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Re: Security issue / bad UI design in mutt CVS (encryption options)



Hello Derek,

> 1. Does this cause problems with the internationalization message
> catalogs?  I'm not really clear on how this is implemented, but it
> occurs to me that the current catalogs will be short a character,
> potentially causing problems...

nope. just retranslating.

> 2. It might be worth including a comment about /why/ two shortcuts are
> allowed for the clear function.  Assuming this is desireable behavior
> (which seems quite reasonable to me), it may help prevent it getting
> wiped out in the future.  

everyone who looks at the code, knows it anyway.

> 3. There doesn't seem to be any indication that the (i)nline option is a
> toggle.  I don't think this is critical, because the lack of an
> additional option to shut it off suggests that it's a toggle, and that
> behavior makes sense...  But it might be worth clarifying.

Toggle the option and look hard at your screen and you will notice it
where you would expect it. :-)

        Thomas