Re: S/MIME with OpenSSL?

[Uwe Brauer]

>>> "Jens" == Jens Lechtenboerger <jens.lechtenboerger@fsfe.org> writes:

   > Hi there,
   > Currently, openssl is preferred over epg (gpgsm), via
   > (defcustom mml-smime-use (if (featurep 'epg) 'epg 'openssl))
   > in mml-smime.el.  However, epg does not get loaded on its own even if it
   > is present.  Thus, users need to set mml-smime-use or require epg in
   > their ~/.emacs, but the manual does not mention gpgsm at all.

   > I plan to change this to prefer epg by default (and to document and
   > recommend gpgsm).

   > What’s your opinion?

I agree completely.
   > Best wishes
   > Jens

   > P.S. I’d like to clarify that I recommend OpenPGP, not S/MIME.
   > Still, S/MIME is better than plaintext.

The problem is that openpgp, in my experience, much more difficult to
install and to use than S/MIME. I can provide a list why this is so.
This list of people with whom I communicate in S/MIME contains 8
individuals, for opengpg there is just 1.