For the majority of e-mail messages that are currently generated
there is
no reason to use MIME formatting including PGP formated messages!
There most certainly is.
? Any form of rich text and/or attachments must be sent via MIME.
? It is extremely useful to be able to separate the signature from the
message (aka RFC 1847).
? It co-exists comfortably with other encryption standards that use RFC
1847
? It allows for automatic handling of PGP messages with out scanning every
message body.
OpenPGP is going to be used mainly for email messages, and MIME is the future
of email. Lack of support for MIME is not an option for email clients.
--
Lindsay Mathieson
Black Paw Communications
Using MailCat for Win32 Beta Vs 2.6.1.2, on November 21, 1997, in Win95
4.0
http://www.blackpaw.com/