formatting of gpg blocks

[MFPA]

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Hi


On Saturday 18 June 2011 at 11:04:34 PM, in
<mid:1308434675.9191.12.camel at n-pc>, 0 wrote:


> When including one gpg block inside another, as in
> public key inside a signed message, there is a space
> created after the first dash. Like here: - -----BEGIN
> PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

It's not a <space> created after the first <dash>, it's an additional
<dash><space> placed in front of any line that begins with a <dash>.


> Another question is, when I'm sending a message with my
> public key, if I'm going to sign the message, should I
> also sign the public key? That amounts to two
> signatures.

My preference when I receive a key in a message is for the key to be
outside the signed portion of the message. That is, write the message,
then sign it if you are going to, then paste the key below the
"-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----" line. But that's my personal preference
only and others will have different preferences.

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