On 09/13/2012 05:47 PM, ved...@nym.hush.com wrote: > The discussion about 'safe' text editors brings about an > interesting question: > > Is an editor needed at all? >
... > Is there any limitation to the size of such a text message that > gnupg can handle when done this way, (or any other problems)? > In this particular case you'd display the plaintext in the command line as well as storing it in the history (e.g. bash) . In that sense you'd be far better off just doing "gpg -aer 0xabcdef01" and input the data you want followed by Ctrl+D for unix-like systems or Ctrl+Z && <CR><LF> (enter) for windows based shells. hth -- ---------------------------- Kristian Fiskerstrand http://www.sumptuouscapital.com Twitter: @krifisk ---------------------------- "Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected." (Steve Jobs) ---------------------------- This email was digitally signed using the OpenPGP standard. If you want to read more about this The book: Sending Emails - The Safe Way: An introduction to OpenPGP security is available in both Amazon Kindle and Paperback format at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006RSG1S4/ ---------------------------- Public PGP key 0xE3EDFAE3 at http://www.sumptuouscapital.com/pgp/
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