From kmail-devel  Thu Feb 28 17:53:46 2002
From: mmh () gmx ! net
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 17:53:46 +0000
To: kmail-devel
Subject: Bug#38790: PGP/MIME: pgp / gpg mime-signed emails from mutt are not handled (RFC-3156)
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Package: kmail
Version: 1.3.99 (using KDE 2.9.0 3 (CVS >= 20020213))
Severity: wishlist
Installed from:    SuSE
Compiler:          gcc version 2.95.3 20010315 (SuSE)
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.4.16-4GB
OS/Compiler notes: 

kmail does not implement the openpgpg mime standard which allows COMPLETE encryption/or signature of emails.

This shows in two things:
1) atttachments are not encrypted nor signed, which is often the most valuable data in a message

2) Emails signed by mutt are shown as no-PGP messages, which is completely wrong.


Therefore I propose to think about implementing openpgp/mime encryption and signatures.

Citing ietf-draft2440:
"An application that implements OpenPGP for
   messaging SHOULD implement OpenPGP-MIME."

For details on muas that have PGP/MIME see this:
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Mutt-GnuPG-PGP-HOWTO-9.html
http://www.cryptorights.org/pgp-users/pgp-mail-clients.html

PGP/MIME is an IETF-RFC: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3156.txt

(Submitted via bugs.kde.org)
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