MIME or inline signature ?

MFPA 2014-667rhzu3dc-lists-groups at riseup.net
Fri Feb 13 13:22:23 CET 2015


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On Thursday 12 February 2015 at 10:46:33 PM, in
<mid:m0vbj6n3xy.fsf at kcals.intra.maillard.im>, Xavier Maillard wrote:


> in my quest of the perfect setup, I am asking myself
> what is the prefered way to sign a message: inline
> (like this one) or using a MIME header ?

My preference is Inline: I want everything right there in the message
body where I can see it.

Some people advocate PGP/MIME, which hides signatures and encrypted
messages in attachments.

Both standards are valid, neither is deprecated.

I have seen it advised to use Inline for initial contact, and switch
to MIME only after establishing the recipient can cope with it. But I
can't find the reference at the moment, and I think it may be outdated
advice.

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