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Re: gpg inline signed sig incorrect



* Rocco Rutte <pdmef@xxxxxxx> [2007-06-10 13:17 +0000]:

Hi,

* Patrick Shanahan [07-06-10 07:44:38 -0400] wrote:

Why is the <dash><dash><space> signature indicator not display
properly in inline gpg signed posts, ie:
<dash><space><dash><dash><space>.

This is so that no software deletes the mail's signature including the
gpg signature even by accident. I don't know if it's the official
reason but at least it makes sense... :)

It's required by RFC2440 (the OpenPGP standard). See section 7.1
therein.

Breen
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Breen Mullins
Menlo Park, California