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Re: Bouncing a PGP-encrypted message



Steve --

...and then Steve Talley said...
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% David T-G wrote:
% 
% > > Is it possible to decrypt a PGP-encrypted message before bouncing?
% >
% > If (and that's a very big if) I were going to do this, I'd save-
% > decode the message to a temporary mailbox or my current one, bounce
% > it from there, and then delete it.
% 
% This is not a bad idea.

Thank you :-)


% 
% > > I know I can forward the decoded message, but in this case I'd
% > > much prefer to bounce.
% >
% > Why send on in a way appearing to come from the original sender
% > something which the original sender did no send?  In this case I
% > should think it is quite sensible to forward or fake a reply in
% > order to get the message contents off to a third party.
% 
% Your point is a good one.  But in this situation the mail message is
% not encrypted by the sender.  I have procmail encrypt all mail that is

Eh?


% sent to me if it is not already encrypted.  So in the case of bouncing

Ahhh...  OK; now it becomes a little clear.


% a message, I wish to bounce only what was sent originally.

ROFL ... So we're on the same page after all! :-)


% 
% Thanks,
% 
% Steve


HTH & HAND

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