Comments on: The frustrations of encrypted mail in Mail.app http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/05/the-frustrations-of-encrypted-mail-in-mailapp/ Tips and add-ons to make Apple Mail / Mail.app even better Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:23:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tim http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/05/the-frustrations-of-encrypted-mail-in-mailapp/comment-page-1/#comment-3144 Tim Thu, 27 Apr 2006 15:01:13 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/05/the-frustrations-of-encrypted-mail-in-mailapp/#comment-3144 That would be great. I guess that Apple has held off doing this partly because encryption is not widely used. Which is, of course, a bit of a Catch 22 situation! That would be great. I guess that Apple has held off doing this partly because encryption is not widely used. Which is, of course, a bit of a Catch 22 situation!

]]> By: Gibbons Burke http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/05/the-frustrations-of-encrypted-mail-in-mailapp/comment-page-1/#comment-3143 Gibbons Burke Thu, 27 Apr 2006 14:54:59 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/05/the-frustrations-of-encrypted-mail-in-mailapp/#comment-3143 I sometimes have problems when I send signed emails to people who don't understand what the S/MIME attachments are. It's worse when their email clients don't understand them. A fellow sent me an email the other day saying "Did you send me a message yesterday? I got a security warning about it so I didn't open it." He's using Microsoft Outlook Express as his mail client. It Would Be Greatâ„¢ if you could store mail security preferences in your Address Book for each potential recipient, so that for person A, mail will always be sent encrypted, person B will always get signed mails, and person C will get no special treatment. Right now Mail sets its signing/encrypting setting based on the last mail you sent. I sometimes have problems when I send signed emails to people who don’t understand what the S/MIME attachments are. It’s worse when their email clients don’t understand them. A fellow sent me an email the other day saying “Did you send me a message yesterday? I got a security warning about it so I didn’t open it.” He’s using Microsoft Outlook Express as his mail client.

It Would Be Greatâ„¢ if you could store mail security preferences in your Address Book for each potential recipient, so that for person A, mail will always be sent encrypted, person B will always get signed mails, and person C will get no special treatment. Right now Mail sets its signing/encrypting setting based on the last mail you sent.

]]> By: Gibbons Burke http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/05/the-frustrations-of-encrypted-mail-in-mailapp/comment-page-1/#comment-3142 Gibbons Burke Thu, 27 Apr 2006 14:47:37 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/05/the-frustrations-of-encrypted-mail-in-mailapp/#comment-3142 Thanks Tim - I must have seen this item on your site because that setting is enabled on my machine. Apple would do well to turn that on by default - it's a great feature, and adds value to the .Mac service. Thanks Tim – I must have seen this item on your site because that setting is enabled on my machine. Apple would do well to turn that on by default – it’s a great feature, and adds value to the .Mac service.

]]> By: Tim http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/05/the-frustrations-of-encrypted-mail-in-mailapp/comment-page-1/#comment-3141 Tim Thu, 27 Apr 2006 14:40:01 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/05/the-frustrations-of-encrypted-mail-in-mailapp/#comment-3141 Hi Gibbons. I've tried to cover this here - http://www.hawkwings.net/2005/11/28/use-your-ichat-certificate-to-sign-mailapp-emails/ - but as you say, it is seems to be little known. Hi Gibbons. I’ve tried to cover this here – http://www.hawkwings.net/2005/11/28/use-your-ichat-certificate-to-sign-mailapp-emails/ – but as you say, it is seems to be little known.

]]> By: Gibbons Burke http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/05/the-frustrations-of-encrypted-mail-in-mailapp/comment-page-1/#comment-3140 Gibbons Burke Thu, 27 Apr 2006 14:34:09 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/05/the-frustrations-of-encrypted-mail-in-mailapp/#comment-3140 Apple has taken one step for .Mac users that makes encryption easier: .Mac users are now showing up in my Address book with certificates, making it easy to send signed mail from my .Mac address and to exchange encrypted messages with other .Mac mail correspondents. I'm not sure how they're handling the certificate exchange, but my keychain has a certificate for my .Mac mail account, and certificates for several of the @mac.com people with whom I communicate. It just works. The .Mac site is silent about this great feature. Apple appears to be the trusted certificate authority issuing the certificates. Apple has taken one step for .Mac users that makes encryption easier: .Mac users are now showing up in my Address book with certificates, making it easy to send signed mail from my .Mac address and to exchange encrypted messages with other .Mac mail correspondents. I’m not sure how they’re handling the certificate exchange, but my keychain has a certificate for my .Mac mail account, and certificates for several of the @mac.com people with whom I communicate. It just works. The .Mac site is silent about this great feature.

Apple appears to be the trusted certificate authority issuing the certificates.

]]> By: Tim http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/05/the-frustrations-of-encrypted-mail-in-mailapp/comment-page-1/#comment-1216 Tim Sat, 04 Feb 2006 23:34:11 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/05/the-frustrations-of-encrypted-mail-in-mailapp/#comment-1216 Don speaks Portuguese? He's full of surprises! Yes, The Tao of Mac was the blog I was thinking of. I"m not a developer myself, so I can't really help you, but I wish you well in the development of your plugin! Tim. Don speaks Portuguese? He’s full of surprises!

Yes, The Tao of Mac was the blog I was thinking of.

I”m not a developer myself, so I can’t really help you, but I wish you well in the development of your plugin!

Tim.

]]> By: Manuel Silva http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/05/the-frustrations-of-encrypted-mail-in-mailapp/comment-page-1/#comment-1212 Manuel Silva Sat, 04 Feb 2006 16:51:00 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/05/the-frustrations-of-encrypted-mail-in-mailapp/#comment-1212 Dear Tim and readrs: The Apple in Portugal is independent reseller. Yes is difficult for the readers learn portuguese, but is possible download the application and the screenshot help, give a opinion. I posted one commentary in http://don.yacktman.org/blog/. He understand the portuguese language. The Portuguese bloguer is http://the.taoofmac.com/space/ ? Best regards Manuel Silva Dear Tim and readrs:

The Apple in Portugal is independent reseller.

Yes is difficult for the readers learn portuguese, but is possible download the application and the screenshot help, give a opinion.

I posted one commentary in http://don.yacktman.org/blog/. He understand the portuguese language.

The Portuguese bloguer is
http://the.taoofmac.com/space/ ?

Best regards

Manuel Silva

]]> By: Tim http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/05/the-frustrations-of-encrypted-mail-in-mailapp/comment-page-1/#comment-1209 Tim Sat, 04 Feb 2006 15:21:02 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/05/the-frustrations-of-encrypted-mail-in-mailapp/#comment-1209 Manuel wrote: <blockquote>Is possible for you viste this site and give your opinion, please ?</blockquote> I visited the site but my impression was that all the documentation was in Portuguese. That is going to be a barrier for many. I think that the Apple in Portugal does exist. There is an excellent Apple blog run by a Portugese Mac developer. Manuel wrote:

Is possible for you viste this site and give your opinion, please ?

I visited the site but my impression was that all the documentation was in Portuguese. That is going to be a barrier for many.

I think that the Apple in Portugal does exist. There is an excellent Apple blog run by a Portugese Mac developer.

]]> By: Manuel Silva http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/05/the-frustrations-of-encrypted-mail-in-mailapp/comment-page-1/#comment-1208 Manuel Silva Sat, 04 Feb 2006 15:08:44 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/05/the-frustrations-of-encrypted-mail-in-mailapp/#comment-1208 Dear Sir: Is possible for you viste this site: https://sce.ctt.pt/site/base/usermanual_macos.html and give your opinion, please ? Yes, this is in portuguese language, but ... one ideia. This is not spam. Is a effort. Workinh many, many hours gratis. without money. Is for mac users in Portugal have same chances that user windows. The lawyers first, everybody more late. This email for this site is to request help for develop the aplication -plugin MDDE -because unhappyly the Apple in Portugal does not exist. Exist any person of the Apple to help us, please ? Make conection whit enginers or programmers or others for help technique. This is for Apple develop the market. Users whit options (if one aplication exist for Mac) is a potential purchaser of MAC. Sorry, my englis is bad. The Sherlock ins`t perfect, still. Best Regards Manuel Silva Manuel Joaquim Marques da Silva A?ɬßores Portugal mail: manueljoaquimsilva@mail.telepac.pt Portugese MAC User. Dear Sir:

Is possible for you viste this site:

https://sce.ctt.pt/site/base/usermanual_macos.html

and give your opinion, please ?

Yes, this is in portuguese language, but … one ideia.

This is not spam. Is a effort. Workinh many, many hours gratis. without money.

Is for mac users in Portugal have same chances that user windows. The lawyers first, everybody more late.

This email for this site is to request help for develop the aplication -plugin MDDE -because unhappyly the Apple in Portugal does not exist.

Exist any person of the Apple to help us, please ?

Make conection whit enginers or programmers or others for help technique.

This is for Apple develop the market. Users whit options (if one aplication exist for Mac) is a potential purchaser of MAC.
Sorry, my englis is bad. The Sherlock ins`t perfect, still.

Best Regards
Manuel Silva Manuel Joaquim Marques da Silva
A?ɬßores
Portugal

mail: manueljoaquimsilva@mail.telepac.pt

Portugese MAC User.

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