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i'm not subscribed to the devel list, so please CC me on replies...

from the man page (gpg 1.2.4):
       --comment string
	Use string as the comment string in clear text signatures.
	The default behavior is not to use a comment string.

the man page says that the comment string will be used "in clear text
signatures." the behavior that i've observed is that the comment is not
only inserted into clear text signatures, but also inserted into
ascii-armored cipher text. it doesn't matter if the comment is specified
on the command line or config file.

i'm not sure if this is a documentation bug or undesired behavior.


 	...atom

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