Re: [gnu.org #1784615] Textual change regarding ftp-upload instructions

[Ian Kelling]

"Alfred M. Szmidt" <ams@gnu.org> writes:

>    > Could you please change this text:
>    > 
>    > - 2. The ASCII armored copy of your GPG key, as an attachment.
>    > + 2. The ASCII armored copy of your GPG key.
>    > 
>    > https://www.gnu.org/prep/maintain/html_node/Automated-Upload-
>    > Registration.html#Automated-Upload-Registration
>    > 
>    > The current text is a little confusing, because it says that text is
>    > an attachment within a GPG clear signed message, that is itself an
>    > attachment to an email. It seems to imply that people should be using
>    > a special format with email attachment boundaries when composing the
>    > GPG signed message to ftp-upload@gnu.org.
>
> Not sure I understand the confusion.  The your armored GPG key should
> be put in as an attatchment in the MSGFILE.  _THAT_ file inturn needs
> to be clear-signed as well.
>
> What does "special format with email attatchment boundaries" mean
> here?

I see the confusion. The instructions on item 3 say to me: make a text
file with 4 things, then clearsign it and attach it. But, one of those 4
things says its should be an attachment, but if its in a text file with
other things, it can't also be an attachment on its own. So, I think
this patch is good.

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