Re: Gnus 5.10.6 problems with PGP/MIME (test cases)

[Katsumi Yamaoka <yamaoka@jpl.org>]

>>>>> In <086fafe1-6999-41f0-8a3d-cf042757aeef@well-done.deisui.org>
>>>>>	Daiki Ueno wrote:

>>> However, always specifying --textmode might not be a good idea.  Because
>>> applications other than MUA will need encryption of raw binary data.

>> Currently, `pgg-gpg-encrypt-region' doesn't seem to support raw
>> binary data because it uses `pgg-as-lbt', which converts LF to
>> CRLF.  Should it be simply removed?

> Just one suggestion: This change breaks API.  So it would be safe to
> first make sure the caller of pgg-encrypt-region (i.e. Gnus' PGP/MIME
> code) supplies input data which have CRLF line endings and then remove
> pgg-as-lbt.

I see.  But it seems to need a great effort, so I'm not quite
positive to do that now (that I'm not familiar with PGG is also
the reason to say so).  Do you have a will to do that?
Otherwise, how about doing it after Emacs 22.1 is released?

>>> I attach a patch which allows users to select text-mode or binary-mode
>>> by setting pgg-text-mode.

>>> +(defvar pgg-text-mode nil
>>> +  "If t, inform the recipient that the input is text.")

>> Even if it is useful, may we make it default to t?

> Hmm, I feel that it is natural to let the default be the same as GnuPG.

You're right.  However, Gnus users have been using it only with
text for a long time.