[TriLUG] PGP Question (Slightly OT)

[Tanner Lovelace]

Joshua Gitlin wrote:
> Hey Guys,
> 
> This is slightly OT, but I have a PGP question. (GPG to be precise) When 
> I put my name at the end of emails I send, I have a habit of using a 
> dash and then my name (-Josh). I have a plugin for my email client 
> (Mail.app for Mac OS X) that automatically GPG signs mail that I send. 
> The problem is, GPG puts another dash in front of my name (- -Josh). I 
> know, it's a stupid problem to be concerned with, but I was wondering 
> what (if anything) I could do to change GPG's behavior? (Rather than 
> change my behavior :)
> 
> -Josh

No, it will do that to any line starting with a - because that's how
your plugin recognizes where the PGP message starts/stops.  You could
try, however, instead of using inline PGP, use PGP-Mime, which, I
don't think will do that.

Cheers,
Tanner
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