From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Jambunathan K Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel,gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: ASCII encryption Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:48:14 +0530 Message-ID: <81wr5fu5eh.fsf@gmail.com> References: <4F8AE450.9010104@gmail.com> <4F8C07DE.6040109@pobox.com> <4F8C0FC5.8080603@gmail.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1334585922 32250 80.91.229.3 (16 Apr 2012 14:18:42 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:18:42 +0000 (UTC) Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Richard H Lee Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Apr 16 16:18:41 2012 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1SJmlM-0005wh-I8 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:18:40 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:51951 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SJmlL-0001rb-Qy for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:18:39 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:38194) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SJmlI-0001qa-CL for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:18:37 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SJmlC-0003Gc-Mk for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:18:35 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-pb0-f41.google.com ([209.85.160.41]:58092) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SJmlC-0003GO-E2; Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:18:30 -0400 Original-Received: by pbcup15 with SMTP id up15so6664002pbc.0 for ; Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:18:27 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id :user-agent:mime-version:content-type; bh=dm5d7u/HELVCYpLtu2EVuxX79Ky2L/WbkErnP9HWOE0=; b=qEgqQme/sHllcQl02zXPddspwA7URizDBJ5pWq/OfBxOOiSpr3KSqwjtee6p7W7X+c B4KctaJI7sJW+TXUiQDQG5lXtWaMY71Ralii4tqJB+7Ot+bRxvP0WP3Ypnkh2OzzuTF+ R1cngbamKFNnYzJ3uuiBNuxVhjX0Ss32Jw5QSCq1GGt6j/kdo8sHiblZDU20qjE8e/t0 wr1LV8MP0O/jnbsJCFOc423BdzFwy8i/R+PIPFFUto6JZuweFfvlM3Ga1PNOgI7Aync0 00bAyyJa+sqAUPHFb9APGw2YC7rWf39LwhbJrH1hR+aeXADSjLxHBrcdZfqYmBJVU9J1 eN0w== Original-Received: by 10.68.221.136 with SMTP id qe8mr28547986pbc.108.1334585907627; Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:18:27 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: from JAMBU-NETBOOK ([115.241.11.218]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id tq6sm7810450pbc.73.2012.04.16.07.18.23 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:18:27 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4F8C0FC5.8080603@gmail.com> (Richard H. Lee's message of "Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:25:41 +0100") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.95 (windows-nt) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Received-From: 209.85.160.41 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:149693 gmane.emacs.help:84479 Archived-At: Richard H Lee 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. --