Re: confidential subject lines -> use content description field w/ pgp/m

> > Please note that since this discussion the BSMTP document has come out as
> > RFC 2442.
> so, if i understand the idea correctly, header protection can be had
> by having mail clients support bsmtp processing:
>   sending side
>   1) create a message
>   2) create a bsmtp object out of the message (encapsulate)
>   3) encrypt (and optionally sign)
>   4) send the message
>   receiving side
>   4) receive the message
>   5) decrypt (and optionally verify signature)
>   6) extract (recreate) the original message from the bsmtp object
>   7) read as usual
> does that sound about right?
Yes, except that the protection extends to the envelope when you use BSMTP.
If all you want to protect is the header it is easier to just use a
message/rfc822 MIME encapsulation.

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