[openpgp] "OpenPGP Simple"

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Am Tue, 17 Mar 2015 11:34:43 -0400
schrieb David Shaw <dshaw at jabberwocky.com>:
> Right, good point.  I think it's safe to say there are enough uses
> for partial length / streaming that it should be kept.  Not all the
> world is email.

If only the parts would be authenticated and it would actually be safe
to use a streaming pgp.

A modern file format should support segments
and integrity checks for them. And to keep it simple, it could be the
only mode (as for emails the payload might fit into a single segment
anyway).

Gruss
Bernd