On 12 May 2005, at 8:49 AM, David Shaw wrote:
Isn't _CONSOLE what is used when something shouldn't be saved as a
file? I'd say zero length just means that the sender didn't give a
file name, whether because the data doesn't have one, or because the
filename is private, or even because it just didn't want to.
No, _CONSOLE means "eyes only." Then you do whatever it is you do for
eyes only.
I think the 0 option for the literal timestamp is similar - it just
means the sender didn't give a time. The recipient can interpret that
however it likes.
Again, I think there are three options: data mod date (typically
meaning its source is a file), encrypt time, and decrypt time. The
encryptor picks. The decryptor has no way of knowing which of the first
two was picked.
Jon