Re: Signing Email Messages
On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 2:11 PM, Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 2 Jul 2010 13:52:47 -0500
> Arthur Machlas <arthur.machlas@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I just recently setup encrypted mail for my personal mail account,
>> using icedove and enigmail. I'm curious about a general feature of
>> "signing" the email. Why can't I just copy the "signature" portion of
>> the email, which many people on this list attach to their posts, and
>> paste it at the bottom of a fake email? Appreciate any comments or
>> links you may have.
>
> Look at the signatures carefully. Each one, even from the same signer,
> is different, and depends on the exact contents of the message. The
> whole point of a signature is that if one is improperly attached to a
> message, it won't match, and the mail reader or other client will
> notice this.
>
> Celejar
Make abundant sense. And I assume they'd need my public key to verify
the signature?
Thanks Celejar
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