Dimitrie O. Paun wrote:
One more thing: it's best if you can post plain text messagesI guess it's not THAT weird. The message was signed using something called "comodo" (http://www.comodogroup.com). I believe the weird format is a result of the signing of the message.
to the mailing list. Not HTML, or any other strange formats.
Your message for example was in a weird format that's not
supported by my mail program, and it caused me no end of grief.
I'm not sure how standard this format is, but Mozilla seemed to be able to cope with it, including verifying the certificate and the signature on the email.
Ronald, I think Outlook has an option of signing messages out of bound. This means that the message itself is sent as plain text, while the signature is sent as an attachment. This format is preferred for all recipients, as it requires less knowledge on the receiving side.
Also, bear in mind that in some countries digital signatures are legally binding. These include at least the US and Israel. This means that one can hold you to anything you say in any signed email you send. Add to the the fact that the email's date and subject is not signed, and that you sometimes want to answer an email with a simple "yes", and I'm not sure that signing each and every outgoing email is a very good idea.
Shachar
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