PGP: looking for advice on settings

[Andrew Webber]

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Hello!

I've just upgraded to PMMail2000/Pro and have some questions about
the PGP options.  (I understand the principles of PGP, have read
all the threads I can find, and now I'm actually doing my part to
contribute to the percentage of encrypted messages out there!).

Working through the Help screen "Account Properties - Security",
I've created a NEW key.

The following options are available, and the help screen mostly
just says what they are, not a recommendation.

1. Remember my passphrase this session: defaults to yes, I assume
it's safe to do this.

2. Sign every outgoing message: I think this defaulted to "no" but
I changed that to "yes".  The message I'm now composing has that
button selected, I assume all I have to do is de-select it if I
want to override for some strange reason?

3. Include public key on every outgoing message: defaults to "no". 
Should I be doing this?  This would seem pretty pushy since they
should only need to get it once, right?

4. Include public key fingerprint on every outgoing message:  what
about this?  The help file (which I never find useful) merely says
"With this option turned on, your public key fingerprint is
included at the end of all your messages."  I could have guessed
that. :(

5. Warn about security issues: a no-brainer and it defaults to
"yes" anyway.

Advice on which options are reasonable, and which are
pointless/waste of bandwidth will be appreciated.

Thanks!




andrew
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