[Techtalk] linuxchix lists and gpg

[John Stoneham]

> >Why do the Linuxchix lists strip GPG multipart signatures?
> >
> >[-- Error: Inconsistent multipart/signed structure!  --]
> >
> Actually, John, the reason you're getting the Inconsistant notice from 
> mutt is because of the following, which is attached by mailman AFTER you 
> send your message, and therefore isn't signed along with your message.

This is verifiably not the case.

The message as delivered reads:

-- BEGIN
<many headers here>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 20:19:52 -0500
From: John Stoneham <lyric.list.lc-techtalk at lyrically.net>
To: techtalk at linuxchix.org
<more headers>


--===============036495388439790277==
Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1;
   protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="2fHTh5uZTiUOsy+g"
Content-Disposition: inline


--2fHTh5uZTiUOsy+g
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline

Why do the Linuxchix lists strip GPG multipart signatures?

<snip>

--2fHTh5uZTiUOsy+g--

--===============036495388439790277==
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

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--===============036495388439790277==--
-- END

No signature. In fact the LC signature is added as an additional text/plain
part to the MIME multipart message and thus wouldn't interfere with the
signed content at all, which is under the multipart/signed umbrella.

As an illustration, here's the diagram Mutt draws of the MIME structure of my
original message:

  I     1 <no description>            [multipa/signed, 7bit, 0.7K]
  I     2 |-><no description>   [text/plain, 7bit, us-ascii, 0.6K]
  I     3 <no description>      [text/plain, 7bit, us-ascii, 0.1K]

- John