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Simon Josefsson <jas@extundo.com> writes:

> gpg-2comp is discussed in texi/gnus.texi, I'm not sure if the current
> wording is correct.  Maybe that section could be extended into
> something that isn't GPG specific?  There is some overlap between the
> message manual and the Gnus manual.

I've removed the paragraph, it was incorrect anyway. The --rfc1991
GnuPG option still generates DES-encrypted messages, which can only be
read by a tweaked PGP 2.6.x version.  In addition, the --rfc1991 flag
does not take care of single-pass signature issues.