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Subject:    [sylpheed:23539] Re: Filtering on message-body queries for
From:       Stefaan A Eeckels <Stefaan.Eeckels () ecc ! lu>
Date:       2004-11-07 1:50:42
Message-ID: 20041107025042.27fe74aa.Stefaan.Eeckels () ecc ! lu
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On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 05:54:28 -0700
Paul Dickson <dickson@permanentmail.com> wrote:

> On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 10:07:44 +0100, Godwin Stewart wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 18:18:16 -0700, Paul Dickson
> > <dickson@permanentmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > I was filtering my inbox after updating some filters and I was ask
> > > for my passphrase.  Will this happen while downloading an encrypted
> > > file too?
> > > 
> > > I'd much prefer that filtering never ask for passphrases.
> > 
> > How can Sylpheed search in the body of an encrypted mail without
> > decrypting it (and therefore asking for your passphrase) first?
> 
> It shouldn't.

Then it cannot filter on the encrypted part. 

> If you were holding an encrypted message for someone else (with their
> key), how would you expect sylpheed to handle it?

The encrypted body-parts will be opaque.

This doesn't mean that asking for the pass-phrase to decrypt
mail is an invalid design decision. It might be a good idea
to have this as an option, though.

Take care,

-- 
Stefaan
-- 
"What is stated clearly conceives easily."  -- Inspired sales droid

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