On Wed, 29 Mar 2000, Thomas Roessler <roessler(_at_)guug(_dot_)de> wrote:
- Binary and text-mode signatures. The PGP/MIME text
doesn't specify what to send, and actually both types
are valid and should work neatly. However, this should
be verified.
From RFC2015:
2. PGP data formats
PGP can generate either ASCII armor (described in [3]) or 8-bit
binary output when encrypting data, generating a digital signature,
or extracting public key data. The ASCII armor output is the
REQUIRED method for data transfer.
So binary-mode signatures are forbidden, and remain so in the new draft.
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Ian Bell T U R N P I K E Ltd