Check PGP sigs only when I need to

[Ian Zimmerman]

Hello mutt lovers,

I still have not found a good way to check PGP signatures. The root
problem is that many (probably more than half) signatures on mailing
list messages, including this one, are broken. I have given up on
addressing that root problem, but I would still like to check signatures
on private messages on occasion. I know about the variable
crypt_verify_sig, but it's not a real solution in itself (ie. when set
to ask-no) because I still waste time responding to the prompt. I could
set it in a folder hook to yes or no depending on the folder, but I am
also trying to avoid folder hooks as much as possible, with their
complexity and opacity [1].

The ideal solution I dream about is a specific command/keystroke to
check the signature of a message, when already viewing that message.
Strange as it is this natural command doesn't seem to exist - or am I
wrong about this? And if I'm right would it make sense to add such a
command?

[1]
How many people really know the exact rules by which the pattern in a
folder hook matches?

[David Woodfall]

On Wednesday 26 September 2018 10:14,

Post by Ian Zimmerman
Hello mutt lovers,
I still have not found a good way to check PGP signatures. The root
problem is that many (probably more than half) signatures on mailing
list messages, including this one, are broken. I have given up on
addressing that root problem, but I would still like to check signatures
on private messages on occasion. I know about the variable
crypt_verify_sig, but it's not a real solution in itself (ie. when set
to ask-no) because I still waste time responding to the prompt. I could
set it in a folder hook to yes or no depending on the folder, but I am
also trying to avoid folder hooks as much as possible, with their
complexity and opacity [1].
The ideal solution I dream about is a specific command/keystroke to
check the signature of a message, when already viewing that message.
Strange as it is this natural command doesn't seem to exist - or am I
wrong about this? And if I'm right would it make sense to add such a
command?
[1]
How many people really know the exact rules by which the pattern in a
folder hook matches?
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You can make a key bind/macro to do pretty much everything, including
changing settings like that.

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[Ian Zimmerman]

Post by David Woodfall

Post by Ian Zimmerman
The ideal solution I dream about is a specific command/keystroke to
check the signature of a message, when already viewing that message.
Strange as it is this natural command doesn't seem to exist - or am I
wrong about this? And if I'm right would it make sense to add such a
command?

You can make a key bind/macro to do pretty much everything, including
changing settings like that.

Well I thought about that. But I really want to check the sig _when I
am already on the message_. How do I make mutt re-read the message and
check the sig in my macro?

[Kevin J. McCarthy]

Post by Ian Zimmerman
Well I thought about that. But I really want to check the sig _when I
am already on the message_. How do I make mutt re-read the message and
check the sig in my macro?

set crypt_verify_sig=no
macro pager ,cs \
"<enter-command>set crypt_verify_sig=yes<enter><exit><display-message>\
<enter-command>set crypt_verify_sig=no<enter>" "manual-check-signature"

[Ian Zimmerman]

Post by Kevin J. McCarthy

Post by Ian Zimmerman
Well I thought about that. But I really want to check the sig _when I
am already on the message_. How do I make mutt re-read the message and
check the sig in my macro?

set crypt_verify_sig=no
macro pager ,cs \
"<enter-command>set crypt_verify_sig=yes<enter><exit><display-message>\
<enter-command>set crypt_verify_sig=no<enter>" "manual-check-signature"

And this seems to work, thanks.