cert-digest-algo clarification

[Robert J. Hansen]

On 7/12/2012 12:11 PM, Sam Smith wrote:
> I mean how are "personal-digest-preferences" even seen by others if
> SETPREF does not embed them in the key?

The preferences on the key are, as I mentioned, really a capability set,
but other GnuPG implementations will treat it as the algorithms you
prefer other people to use *when creating traffic meant for you*.

personal-X-preferences applies to mail you send others.  The preferences
on your certificate apply to mail others send you.