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Bug 273647 - Feature Suggestion: Encrypt by default
Feature Suggestion: Encrypt by default
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 232841
Product: evolution
Classification: Applications
Component: Mailer
2.4.x (obsolete)
Other All
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: evolution-mail-maintainers
Evolution QA team
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2005-03-13 18:41 UTC by Gantry York
Modified: 2013-10-04 17:11 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
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Description Gantry York 2005-03-13 18:41:39 UTC
Feature Request:

We are allowed to PGP sign by default, but we are not allowed to PGP
encrypt by default.

It would be nice if you were able to configure Evolution so that you could
PGP/SMIME sign and/or encrypt by default.

As it stands now, I have to manually select encrypt in order to encrypt my
emails.

This is a nice feature that Thunderbird allows and perhaps Evolution should
consider adding it.
Comment 1 André Klapper 2005-03-15 13:40:57 UTC
adding keywords
Comment 2 André Klapper 2005-10-08 03:03:19 UTC
in order to destroy the UI component (as discussed with jpr, dobey, and nags),
changing component and reassigning. adding usability keyword.
Comment 3 André Klapper 2005-11-03 22:45:04 UTC
also see bug 204029
Comment 4 Alejandro 2009-09-10 20:05:02 UTC
Hi,

I have the same feature wish. Here are my thoughts about how to implement it (I worked on the evolution code in ubuntu intrepid which is version 2.26.1):

- add another option to the settings dialog: "encrypt on default" (haven't found this spot yet!)
- set the gtk toggle action automatically accordingly (as done with sign on default!) (haven't found this spot yet!)
- ignore "no key for ... found" exceptions from "camel_cipher_encrypt" in composer/e-msg-composer.c line 835 if "encrypt on default" is set; if you cannot decide what kind of exception occurred, there are the following possibilities: - add the possibility to decide; - add an optional argument (flag) to "camel_cipher_encrypt" to indicate that it shall return the part unencrypted if a key is not found

There are some unknowns in this steps but if you see a chance to include a patch that might work this way I'll take some time to try it out. Please give me some feedback what you think.

Joachim
Comment 5 niels 2010-07-22 14:45:21 UTC
6 years are a long time ...

*BUMP*

C'mon guys, shouldn't be that hard.
Comment 6 André Klapper 2012-01-24 20:29:25 UTC
Niels: Patches are welcome! C'mon, shouldn't be that hard?

Marking as duplicate of bug 232841.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 232841 ***
Comment 7 niels 2012-01-24 21:32:39 UTC
Not enough skill on my side ...