From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by arlo.cworth.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8D9EF6DE10B7 for ; Tue, 24 Oct 2017 23:52:14 -0700 (PDT) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at cworth.org X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -0.037 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.037 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[AWL=-0.037] autolearn=disabled Received: from arlo.cworth.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (arlo.cworth.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id TVPi0ZisNOs1 for ; Tue, 24 Oct 2017 23:52:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: from che.mayfirst.org (che.mayfirst.org [162.247.75.118]) by arlo.cworth.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A95216DE0C32 for ; Tue, 24 Oct 2017 23:52:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: from fifthhorseman.net (unknown [38.109.115.130]) by che.mayfirst.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 5A9E7F9A1 for ; Wed, 25 Oct 2017 02:52:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: by fifthhorseman.net (Postfix, from userid 1000) id E813D21443; Wed, 25 Oct 2017 02:52:06 -0400 (EDT) From: Daniel Kahn Gillmor To: Notmuch Mail Subject: [PATCH 10/18] cli/show, reply: document use of stashed session keys in notmuch-properties Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 02:51:55 -0400 Message-Id: <20171025065203.24403-11-dkg@fifthhorseman.net> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.14.2 In-Reply-To: <20171025065203.24403-1-dkg@fifthhorseman.net> References: <20171025065203.24403-1-dkg@fifthhorseman.net> X-BeenThere: notmuch@notmuchmail.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "Use and development of the notmuch mail system." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 06:52:14 -0000 The stashed session keys are stored internally as notmuch properties. So a user or developer who is reading about those properties might want to understand how they fit into the bigger picture. Note here that decrypting with a stored session key no longer needs -decrypt for "notmuch show" and "notmuch reply". --- doc/man7/notmuch-properties.rst | 9 ++++++--- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/man7/notmuch-properties.rst b/doc/man7/notmuch-properties.rst index 31d7a104..e2ab43be 100644 --- a/doc/man7/notmuch-properties.rst +++ b/doc/man7/notmuch-properties.rst @@ -77,9 +77,12 @@ of its normal activity. **session-key** When **notmuch-show(1)** or **nomtuch-reply** encounters a message - with an encrypted part and ``--decrypt`` is set, if notmuch finds a - ``session-key=`` property associated with the message, it will try - that stashed session key for decryption. + with an encrypted part, if notmuch finds a ``session-key=`` + property associated with the message, it will try that stashed + session key for decryption. + + If you do not want to use any stashed session keys that might be + present, you should pass those programs ``--decrypt=false``. Using a stashed session key with "notmuch show" will speed up rendering of long encrypted threads. It also allows the user to -- 2.14.2