armoring without encrypting or signing?

[vedaal@hush.com]

Message: 11
>Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 18:30:22 -0500
>From: David Shaw <dshaw@jabberwocky.com>
>To: gnupg-users@gnupg.org
>Subject: Re: armoring without encrypting or signing?

>On Tue, Jan 07, 2003 at 03:21:23PM -0800, vedaal@hush.com wrote:

> is there a way to do this in gnupg?
> {an equivalent to the pgp -d command, or any other way?

>gpg --enarmor

>gpg --dearmor 

Thanks!! I love it!!!

using:
gpg --enarmor d:\addendO.doc
produced
d:\addendO.asc

opening the file in notepad to see what the armoring looks like, gives:

-----BEGIN PGP ARMORED FILE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.2.1-nr1 (Windows 98)
Comment: Acts of Kindness better the World, and protect the Soul
Comment: Use "gpg --dearmor" for unpacking

..
-----END PGP ARMORED FILE-----

using 
gpg --dearmor d:\addendO.asc
gives
d:\addendO.gpg

renaming it to d:\addendO.doc restores the original file

questions:
[1] does this work for all versions of gnupg ?
[2] the header  PGP ARMORED FILE
where is it described? {could not find it in rfc 2440}

requests/suggestions:
[1] could gnupg list the original filename extension after the dearmor
command is used?
[2] when this gets into the man.page, the user needs to know to rename
the file after dearmoring
{ok if not, as the sender can alert the receiver what it was and how to change it back}

Thanks Again!

with Respect,

vedaal



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