Email Server problems with detached signature files

[Greg Strong]

Hello Simson,

On Mon, 9 Jun 2003, at 14:03:16 GMT -0400 (6/9/2003, 1:03 PM -0500 GMT
here), you wrote in
<mid:A4D0CD9A-9AA4-11D7-B2FE-000A95788ED4@lcs.mit.edu>:

> I am working on a revision to the OpenPGP standard which hides 
> signatures in mail headers so that they do not pose attachment 
> problems. I am presently in testing and will have code that is ready 
> for release in a few weeks.

Are you saying the file attachment will have the signature in the email
header?

If yes, then I would assume the signature on the email itself would also
be in the headers.  Please help add some clarity to my understanding.
TIA!

-- 
Best regards,

Greg Strong                     
TB! v1.63 Beta/9 on Windows XP Service Pack 1



> I am new to this mailing list.
> 
> I am working on a revision to the OpenPGP standard which hides 
> signatures in mail headers so that they do not pose attachment 
> problems. I am presently in testing and will have code that is ready 
> for release in a few weeks.
> 
> 
> 
> On Monday, June 9, 2003, at 12:23  PM, Greg Strong wrote:
> 
>> Hello GnuPG_Users,
>>
>> Is there any way to have GPGshell or GnuPG to automatically create
>> detached signature files with only 1 file extension?
>>
>> I've learned this morning that an email I sent this morning was
>> unsuccessful because it was sent with a detached signature file that
>> GPGshell tools automatically saved with 2 file extensions. I would have
>> never known, but the recipient was kind enough to notify me of the
>> problem. I spoke to the administrator of the recipient's email server.
>> They informed me this policy was due to the proliferation of viruses on
>> file attachments with more than one file extension.
>>
>> For example the original file name is "AnyFileName.doc", then GPGshell
>> tools saves as "AnyFileName.doc.sig" which creates a problem on receipt
>> of the email with it attached.
>>
>> I can manually change the signature file's name to have only one file
>> extension, and verification is still successful. The problem is when 
>> you
>> have multiple files and email to send. More work!
>>
>> I haven't been reading gnupg-users@gnupg.org, so this may already have
>> been discussed. I apologize if the GnuPG behaves differently on Linux
>> without the GUI frontend of GPGshell. I just thought I'd ask, as well 
>> as
>> provide notice of this problem. TIA!
>>
>> -- 
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Greg Strong
>> TB! v1.63 Beta/9 on Windows XP Service Pack 1
>>
>>
>>
>>
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