thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android
Makes PGP sign-only mails very difficult
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- Kotlin
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Description
Expected behavior
I should have the ability to turn on PGP signatures easily without clicking through a dialog or having to enable an option in the settings, like in earlier versions.
Actual behavior
I have to enable a per-account setting to even have the ability to enable PGP sign-only, and then I have to click through a dialog for each email I send..
Signing email is company policy, and I can't encrypt emails to a mailing list, so nagging me about why it's bad doesn't help; it only irritates me. K-9 didn't previously do this, and it's a bad UI and bad UX.
Steps to reproduce
- Attempt to sign an email to a mailing list
- Fumble around for a while
- Find that there's a new setting in the options that must be enabled
- Find that the previous checkboxes are no longer present; now a menu is required
- Enable the option
- Find that it prompts me with information I already know
Environment
K-9 Mail version:
5.203
Android version:
7.1.1
Account type (IMAP, POP3, WebDAV/Exchange):
IMAP
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the PGP sign-only flow described in the issue on an Android build, including the per-account setting and compose dialog. Trace the account setting and message-compose entry points to identify where signing is enabled and prompted; done means sign-only mail can be enabled without repeated informational dialogs or unnecessary setup.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin
- Domain
- cryptography, mobile, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100