From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
To: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
Cc: 13551@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#13551: acknowledged by developer (control message for bug #13551)
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2019 21:47:13 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87d0fkursu.fsf@gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E1iE1av-0002jt-HP@fencepost.gnu.org> (Richard Stallman's message of "Fri, 27 Sep 2019 21:32:21 -0400")
Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> writes:
> > I'm not sure I understand. I think it does do something completely
> > predictable -- choose the key ring entry that matches what's in your
> > "From" header.
>
> We seem to be failing to commnuicate. My From header always says
> "rms@gnu.org", but we're talking about the address I am sending to --
> in the To field. Is that what you mean?
Yes; sorry.
> When I send mail to just 'arthur', that is equivalent by default to
> 'arthur@gnu.org'. I often omit '@gnu.org' knowing this.
>
> Encryption should do the same thing: treat 'arthur' as short for
> 'arthur@gnu.org'. That way it will always encrypt for the person that
> the mail is going to.
Emacs cannot possibly know that when you send to "arthur", that that
email will eventually end up going to "arthur@gnu.org". It could guess,
but guessing in an security context is a no go.
So if you want to send somebody secure messages, you have to tell Emacs
what address the mail is going to: You can't just say "arthur".
--
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no
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[not found] <87k19z0xut.fsf@gnus.org>
2013-01-25 21:32 ` bug#13551: 24.3.50; epa-mail-encrypt chooses wrong key Richard Stallman
2019-09-23 16:40 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
[not found] ` <handler.13551.C.156925686512740.notifdonectrl.0@debbugs.gnu.org>
2019-09-27 11:05 ` bug#13551: acknowledged by developer (control message for bug #13551) Richard Stallman
2019-09-27 16:12 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2019-09-28 1:32 ` Richard Stallman
2019-09-28 19:47 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen [this message]
2019-10-05 13:18 ` Richard Stallman
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