Re: Encrypt replies by default

[debian-user@howorth.org.uk]

Teemu Likonen <tlikonen@iki.fi> wrote:
> * 2025-08-31 13:59:24+0100, debian-user@howorth.org.uk wrote:
> 
> > So I think you would have to impress on him your particular (and
> > peculiar?) desire to keep your message private.  
> 
> I think reasonable people _want_ to be trustworthy. Simple. No need to
> impress them first. Only unreasonable people would think:
> 
>     "I'm trustworthy only if you impress me first."
>     "I'm trustworthy only for the people who are important enough."
>     "I can judge better which things are secrets and which are not."
>     "I may reveal secrets of people who I consider unimportant."
> 
> If a recipient sends my encrypted text as plain text I know that he is
> not trustworthy. But this can also be the problem of tools, and my
> original message was more about that.

I think you misunderstand my use of the phrase 'impress on'. The way I
used it, it approximately means persuade.

Unless you explained your reasoning I think he would conclude that
sending secret messages about Debian was unlikely to be helpful to the
community at large.