Re: [PATCH] emacs: new crypto customization variable to control stashing of encryption session keys

Subject: Re: [PATCH] emacs: new crypto customization variable to control stashing of encryption session keys

Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2018 15:49:45 -0700

To: Daniel Kahn Gillmor, notmuch@notmuchmail.org

Cc:

From: Jameson Graef Rollins


On Mon, Jun 18 2018, Daniel Kahn Gillmor <dkg@fifthhorseman.net> wrote:
> This looks like it would work, but calling it
> notmuch-crypto-store-session-keys is a bit confusing, because based on
> the name it looks like it would apply to many places (e.g. during
> message sending, should a session key be stored when the outbound
> message is fcc'ed?), but based on the implementation it only matters
> during "show".
>
> Should its name be notmuch-show-store-session-keys instead?

I feel like it should be under the notmuch-crypto customization group,
not notmuch-show.  notmuch-crypto-show-store-session-keys ?

> also, i think the description of the variable setting should be clearer
> about its scope, and about the implications of setting it to non-nil
> (e.g. needing read/write access to the notmuch db to view all messages)

I will clarify the docs once we decide on variable name.

jamie.
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