Bug 40394 - forwarding an encrypted PGP message is useless
Summary: forwarding an encrypted PGP message is useless
Status: RESOLVED WAITINGFORINFO
Alias: None
Product: kmail
Classification: Unmaintained
Component: encryption (show other bugs)
Version: 1.4
Platform: Mandrake RPMs Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: kdepim bugs
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Keywords:
: 37717 (view as bug list)
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Blocks:
 
Reported: 2002-04-07 21:33 UTC by Christian Bornträger
Modified: 2012-08-19 01:10 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Description Christian Bornträger 2002-04-07 21:21:39 UTC
(*** This bug was imported into bugs.kde.org ***)

Package:           kmail
Version:           1.4 (using KDE 3.0.0 )
Severity:          wishlist
Installed from:    Mandrake Linux 8.2 i586 - Cooker
Compiler:          gcc version 2.96 20000731 (Mandrake Linux 8.2 2.96-0.76mdk)
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.4.18-6mdk
OS/Compiler notes: 

If I get an gpg encrypted and signed message and choose to forward this mail the new mail dialog has the encrypted mail which is useless for the person I like to forward the mail.

I think already decryted mails should keep decrypted in case of forwarding.

(Submitted via bugs.kde.org)
(Called from KBugReport dialog)
Comment 1 Ingo Kl 2002-04-07 22:38:32 UTC
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

On Sunday 07 April 2002 23:21 christian@borntraeger.net wrote:
> If I get an gpg encrypted and signed message and choose to forward
> this mail the new mail dialog has the encrypted mail which is
> useless for the person I like to forward the mail.
>
> I think already decryted mails should keep decrypted in case of
> forwarding.

I just want to remark that we implemented it this way on purpose. The=20
reasoning is that the original sender who sent you the message in=20
encrypted form would not be pleased if you forwarded it in unencrypted=20
form. After all he intentionally encrypted the message.
Unfortunately the current implementation also makes it impossible to=20
forward the message in encrypted form.

I think we'll make it possible to forward encrypted messages in=20
(re-)encrypted form. But we will not allow encrypted messages to be=20
forwarded unencrypted.

Regards
Ingo

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Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux)
Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org

iD8DBQE8sMpoGnR+RTDgudgRAnjiAJ9emeVJlrYqJq7haGr8WejNuB3DMwCg0xdI
CJfFnvTewjX+TIURnEvZgus=3D
=3DKXJ7
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
Comment 2 ktom 2003-03-17 15:03:13 UTC
Well, there is no way to prevent the user from "leaking" the original message in unecrypted 
form as the user can always copy & paste the message or use reply-to and change the 
recipient. 
 
I always use the reply-to workaround and change the message status to "forward".  
 
Being able to use forward directly would be much apreciated. 
 
Thanks 
- tom 
Comment 3 Florian Kalhammer 2004-05-13 19:56:21 UTC
There is a lot of sense to forward a decrypted message.

I'm working in a small local network with about 10 users. If I get an encrypted
mail and decrypt it, I would like to forward the decrypted message to some of 
the local users. The encryption is necessary for the transport on the internet, 
not for the local net.

This could just be a special menu item in the context menu or something like 
that or a warning message could be displayed...

I would like this feature and it would be just more handy than cut&paste

Thanks

Florian
Comment 4 Ismail Donmez 2004-07-22 18:21:19 UTC
*** Bug 37717 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 5 Myriam Schweingruber 2012-08-18 08:51:27 UTC
Thank you for your feature request. Kmail1 is currently unmaintained so we are closing all wishes. Please feel free to reopen a feature request for Kmail2 if it has not already been implemented.
Thank you for your understanding.
Comment 6 Luigi Toscano 2012-08-19 01:10:26 UTC
Instead of creating a new feature request, please confirm here if the wishlist is still valid for kmail2.