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 Message 823 
 Wilfred van Velzen to August Abolins 
 Re: OpenPGP Forwarding 
 26 Sep 23 08:45:42 
 
TID: FMail-lnx64 2.2.0.0
RFC-X-No-Archive: Yes
TZUTC: 0200
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PID: GED+LNX 1.1.5-b20161221
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Hi August,

On 2023-09-25 18:24:00, you wrote to me:

 AA>>> "Abstract

 AA>>>    An OpenPGP user may want to request their email provider to
 AA>>>    automatically forward some or all of the messages they receive to
 AA>>> a
 AA>>>    third party.  Given that messages are encrypted, this requires
 AA>>>    transforming them into ciphertexts decryptable by the intended
 AA>>>    forwarded parties, while maintaining confidentiality and
 AA>>>    authentication."

 WvV>> Yeah, don't really understand why you would want or need this...

 AA> I concur.  What's wrong with sending encrypted email to a
 AA> direct destination. I don't understand the need for a "trusted
 AA> 3rd party".

 AA> Perhaps this is a ruse by some three-letter agencies to gain
 AA> the opportunity to read encrypted traffic.

I had the same thought...


Bye, Wilfred.

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