* Re: ASCII encryption
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@ 2012-04-16 14:18 ` Jambunathan K
2012-04-16 16:31 ` Richard H Lee
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From: Jambunathan K @ 2012-04-16 14:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Richard H Lee; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs, emacs-devel
Richard H Lee <ricardohenrylee@gmail.com> writes:
> On 16/04/12 12:51, Bernardo wrote:
>> there's a related epa-armor variable; (haven't tried it myself)
>>
>> ,----
>> | epa-armor is a variable defined in `epa.el'.
>> | Its value is nil
>> |
>> | Documentation:
>> | *If non-nil, epa commands create ASCII armored output.
>> |
>> | You should bind this variable with `let', but do not set it globally.
>> `----
>
> Yes, thanks, I tried this out yesterday. It works.
>
> However the EasyPG assistant integration with armor ascii files is not
> as nice with gpg binary files.
If `epa-armor' is not supported it should be removed or be made in to a
defconst. Or it could be crptically renamed so that people don't
discover it accidentally. The info manual can be augmented to mention
why the author thinks using it globally is not a good idea.
epa-armor is like the biblical forbidden fruit with hints of both
pleasure and pain. The ultimate end it achieves is to leave mere
mortals in a state of perpetual confusion on private matters.
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2012-04-16 14:18 ` ASCII encryption Jambunathan K
@ 2012-04-16 16:31 ` Richard H Lee
2012-04-16 16:49 ` Jambunathan K
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From: Richard H Lee @ 2012-04-16 16:31 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jambunathan K; +Cc: emacs-devel
On 16/04/12 15:18, Jambunathan K wrote:
> If `epa-armor' is not supported it should be removed or be made in to a
> defconst. Or it could be crptically renamed so that people don't
> discover it accidentally. The info manual can be augmented to mention
> why the author thinks using it globally is not a good idea.
>
> epa-armor is like the biblical forbidden fruit with hints of both
> pleasure and pain. The ultimate end it achieves is to leave mere
> mortals in a state of perpetual confusion on private matters.
So I that (setq epa-armor t) in my emacs file is not a good idea?
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* Re: ASCII encryption
2012-04-16 16:31 ` Richard H Lee
@ 2012-04-16 16:49 ` Jambunathan K
2012-04-17 1:17 ` Daiki Ueno
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Jambunathan K @ 2012-04-16 16:49 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Richard H Lee; +Cc: emacs-devel
Richard H Lee <ricardohenrylee@gmail.com> writes:
> On 16/04/12 15:18, Jambunathan K wrote:
>> If `epa-armor' is not supported it should be removed or be made in to a
>> defconst. Or it could be crptically renamed so that people don't
>> discover it accidentally. The info manual can be augmented to mention
>> why the author thinks using it globally is not a good idea.
>>
>> epa-armor is like the biblical forbidden fruit with hints of both
>> pleasure and pain. The ultimate end it achieves is to leave mere
>> mortals in a state of perpetual confusion on private matters.
>
> So I that (setq epa-armor t) in my emacs file is not a good idea?
That's what the last line of the docstring says. It is confusing and
also scary.
,----[ C-h v epa-armor RET ]
| epa-armor is a variable defined in `epa.el'.
| Its value is nil
|
| Documentation:
| *If non-nil, epa commands create ASCII armored output.
|
| You should bind this variable with `let', but do not set it globally.
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
`----
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* Re: ASCII encryption
2012-04-16 16:49 ` Jambunathan K
@ 2012-04-17 1:17 ` Daiki Ueno
0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Daiki Ueno @ 2012-04-17 1:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jambunathan K; +Cc: Richard H Lee, emacs-devel
Jambunathan K <kjambunathan@gmail.com> writes:
>>> epa-armor is like the biblical forbidden fruit with hints of both
>>> pleasure and pain. The ultimate end it achieves is to leave mere
>>> mortals in a state of perpetual confusion on private matters.
>>
>> So I that (setq epa-armor t) in my emacs file is not a good idea?
>
> That's what the last line of the docstring says. It is confusing and
> also scary.
> | You should bind this variable with `let', but do not set it globally.
I think it is normal as coding-system-for-write, etc. What's the problem?
epa-encrypt-file could surely be improved for ASCII armor though. One
idea is to query user with "Save File: " prompt and if the answer ends
with ".asc", encrypt in ASCII armor instead of binary.
Regards,
--
Daiki Ueno
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