Space-padded lines in crypt-text

Dave Hill dhill@wgate.com
Wed Mar 20 18:53:02 2002 

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Hi all.  I've run into a problem running GnuPG on text copied out of an
email in Eudora or Netscape.  With the right combination of circumstances,
the GPG text ends up padded with a space at the end of each line (ie
space-cr-lf or space-lf on every line).  The spaces in the crypt-text block
itself don't cause GPG a problem, but the space at the end of the -----BEGIN
PGP MESSAGE----- line causes GnuPG not to recognize the block as valid
crypt-text.  I was wondering:

1)  Why does the space in the BEGIN line cause a problem, but not the spaces
in the crypt-text block?

2)  If it makes sense, could someone in the group implement a fix that
wouldn't break other stuff in the process?

Thanks for any input you can provide,

Dave Hill
WorldGate Communications, Inc.

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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Hi all.&nbsp; I've run into a problem running GnuPG =
on text copied out of an email in Eudora or Netscape.&nbsp; With the =
right combination of circumstances, the GPG text ends up padded with a =
space at the end of each line (ie space-cr-lf or space-lf on every =
line).&nbsp; The spaces in the crypt-text block itself don't cause GPG =
a problem, but the space at the end of the -----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE----- =
line causes GnuPG not to recognize the block as valid crypt-text.&nbsp; =
I was wondering:</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>1)&nbsp; Why does the space in the BEGIN line cause a =
problem, but not the spaces in the crypt-text block?</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>2)&nbsp; If it makes sense, could someone in the =
group implement a fix that wouldn't break other stuff in the =
process?</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Thanks for any input you can provide,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Dave Hill</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>WorldGate Communications, Inc.</FONT>
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