Possible Addition to PGP How-to and FAQ

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2/5
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1-3 hours
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35/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale

Research direction

Start with the PGP How-to and FAQ and compare them with the supplied Mastodon post and quoted behavior. Determine whether the missing allowlist option for encrypted messages belongs in either document, then update the relevant guidance with a clear explanation and verify that the reported scenario is covered.

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Description

This came up on a Mastodon tag - someone who has encryption enabled doesn't get the 'Add to Allowlist' option when enabling remote images in a message, versus their unencrypted account. I've included the text (in case the post disappears) and the link.

Original post: https://friendica.xyz/display/adf174d5-1568-8278-f685-c46167957719

Text of solution:

"It seems like I found the reason for what's going on.
Mailbox 1 is my account at @mailbox.org - they encrypt every message I receive with my public PGP key.
Mailbox 2 is my ISP's mailbox, where I usually don't receive encrypted mails.

In mailbox 2 I can whitelist domains or e-mail-addresses. In mailbox 1, I just see the notification that external media is hidden for privacy reasons. Even if I enable external media for every mail + mailbox, #Thunderbird doesn't show anything it in PGP-encrypted mails. I don't know if that's intentional by @Thunderbird: Free Your Inbox, but it does not seem to work in principle."

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