Simon Josefsson:
> Matthias Andree <ma@dt.e-technik.uni-dortmund.de> writes:
> > Hi,
> >
> > apparently, these modes are broken:
> >
> > #secure method=pgp mode=signencrypt
> > #secure method=pgp mode=encrypt
> >
> > this works for me:
> >
> > #secure method=pgpmime mode=signencrypt
> >
> >
> > A method=pgp mode=encrypt emits base64 junk after decrypting.
> >
> > A method=pgp mode=signencrypt emits this fine dung after decrypting
> > (screenshot from mutt, Gnus doesn't do any better).
> >
> > Does Gnus run gnupg twice or something? Once to clearsign, then to
> > encrypt?
> 
> Yup.  See the Message manual on Security.  You want:
> 
>      (setq mml-signencrypt-style-alist '(("smime" combined)
>                                          ("pgp" combined)
>                                          ("pgpmime" combined)))
> 
> I think Gnus should default to this, or even better, figure out when
> it doesn't work and revert back to the combined mode.

I got bitten by the same thing. IMHO it should default to this.

--J.