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PGP/Clearsigning: Mention mailing lists, which have problems with PGP/MIME.

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<h2>Why do you GPG clearsign your emails instead of using PGP/MIME or something less spammy?</h2> <h2 id="why-do-you-gpg-clearsign-your-emails-instead-of-using-pgpmime-or-something-less-spammy">Why do you GPG clearsign your emails instead of using PGP/MIME or something less spammy?</h2>
<p>I am clearsigning my emails instead of using PGP/MIME, because I am on multiple mailing lists and most of them use mailing list software, which messes up with headers and this way make PGP/MIME signatures unverifiable.</p>
<p>I am clearsigning my emails instead of using PGP/MIME, because I am on <h2 id="but-clearsigned-signature-looks-ugly.">But clearsigned signature looks ugly.</h2>
multiple mailing lists and most of them use mailing list software, <p>I know that clearsigned messages may look ugly to email clients, which don't support PGP, but they can at least be verified on all mailing lists.</p>
which messes up with headers and this way make PGP/MIME signatures <h2 id="i-am-on-slow-connection-and-your-signature-is-too-big-for-me.">I am on slow connection and your signature is too big for me.</h2>
unverifiable.</p> <p>I am sorry for that. But keep in mind that your email client would still download ther PGP/MIME signature (signature.asc) file even if I used PGP/MIME.</p>
<h2 id="which-mailing-lists-do-that">Which mailing lists do that?</h2>
<h2>But clearsigned signature looks ugly.</h2> <p>At least the following:</p>
<ol class="incremental" style="list-style-type: decimal">
<p>I know that clearsigned messages may look ugly to email clients, which <li><p><a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu mailing lists</a>. See also <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/996581">bug 996581 at Launchpad</a>.</p></li>
don't support PGP, but they can at least be verified on all mailing lists.</p> <li><p><a href="https://www.mozdev.org/mailman/listinfo">Mozdev mailing lists</a>.</p></li>
<li><p><a href="http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/">GnuPG mailing lists</a>.</p></li>
<h2>I am on slow connection and your signature is too big for me.</h2> </ol>
<p>I am sorry for that. But keep in mind that your email client would still
download ther PGP/MIME signature (signature.asc) file even if I used
PGP/MIME.</p>

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I am sorry for that. But keep in mind that your email client would still I am sorry for that. But keep in mind that your email client would still
download ther PGP/MIME signature (signature.asc) file even if I used download ther PGP/MIME signature (signature.asc) file even if I used
PGP/MIME. PGP/MIME.
Which mailing lists do that?
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At least the following:
1. [Ubuntu mailing lists](https://lists.ubuntu.com). See also [bug 996581 at Launchpad](https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/996581).
2. [Mozdev mailing lists](https://www.mozdev.org/mailman/listinfo).
3. [GnuPG mailing lists](http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/).