Zero width no-break space (U+FEFF) in clearsigned output message

lusfert lusfert at gmail.com
Sat Nov 26 22:18:08 CET 2005


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David Shaw wrote on 26.11.2005, Сб 18:30:
> On Sat, Nov 26, 2005 at 06:01:49PM +0300, lusfert wrote:
>>
>>When I open clearsigned 1.txt.asc I can find symbol U+FEFF (Zero width
>>no-break space) before message, but after field "Hash:". Adding option
>>-t does not change anything. But if source file is encoded in UTF-8
>>without BOM, character U+FEFF doesn't appear in output clearsigned text.
> 
> 
> U+FEFF is the BOM character.  It was in the original document, so it's
> in the signed document as well.
> 
Then why this BOM character appears in clearsigned text if option
- --textmode (-t) is used? As I understand from its description in man
file GnuPG threat input file as text. But BOM is a file, not text
signature; then why U+FEFF appears in output text? Or I'm wrong?

PS
And what about problem with verifying signatures from PGP Global
Directory messages via GnuPG + Enigmail?
GPG still writes:

WARNING: signature digest conflict in message

http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-users/2005-September/027076.html
I sent an example a long time ago.


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