Re: Signing Email Messages
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
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