full-disclosure - Signed e-mail vs. turning off HTML mail under XP

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From: kudzu at tenebras.com (Michael Sierchio)
Subject: Signed e-mail vs. turning off HTML mail under
 XP

yossarian wrote:

> The problem is that by turning off HTML for e-mail as a security measure,
> you disable the correct use of digitally signed e-mail, which by design is a
> security measure.

Not the case, AFAIK -- S/MIME doesn't depend on how you view the
document.  At least w/Mozilla (currently in use here) S/MIME
signatures are verified even though the HTML is not rendered.

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