Hi,
+1 on this proposal, but in response to Vincent I would propose that we
just remove the article completely, so it reads:
... If it is 'm' (0x6d), then ....
-derek
Vincent Breitmoser <look@my.amazin.horse> writes:
I support this.
Nitpick, should this be "an" rather than "a" m?
- V
Werner Koch(wk(_at_)gnupg(_dot_)org)@Thu, Jul 07, 2016 at 10:14:17AM +0200:
Hi,
I recall that an indication for a MIME content has been proposed many
years ago but might have been forgotten. Thus I propose this small
change for 4880bis:
--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
diff --git a/middle.mkd b/middle.mkd
index 033f11f..5519be3 100644
--- a/middle.mkd
+++ b/middle.mkd
@@ -2156,7 +2156,8 @@ ## {5.9} Literal Data Packet (Tag 11)
may need line ends converted to local form, or other text-mode
changes. The tag 'u' (0x75) means the same as 't', but also
indicates that implementation believes that the literal data
- contains UTF-8 text.
+ contains UTF-8 text. If it is a 'm' (0x6d), then it contains a
+ MIME message body part [](#RFC2045).
Early versions of PGP also defined a value of 'l' as a 'local'
mode for machine-local conversions. RFC 1991 [](#RFC1991)
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
MIME has several advantages: Interpretation of the plaintext can be done
without considering the context (e.g. part of a PGP/MIME message or
standalone). The encoding of the message can be described without
resorting to the unprotected armor header.
Shalom-Salam,
Werner
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