[Enigmail] Setting trust levels for unknown keys

[Andy Ruddock]

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John Clizbe wrote:
> Andy Ruddock wrote:
>> In the OpenPGP Kay Management window I select a new keys and
>> right-click and select "Set Owner Trust", which gives me five
>> options, the first two of which are "I don't know" and "I do NOT
>> trust".
>> 
>> For these unknown keys I generally select "I don't know", but I
>> could also choose "I do NOT trust" as I have no knowledge of the
>> person or how the key was generated or is used. The "I do NOT
>> trust" option seems, to me, to be negative. If a scale were to be
>> drawn it seems to me that the "I don't know" option" would be at
>> the origin, with "I do NOT trust" at -1 and the other options at +1
>>  and above.
>> 
>> I wonder how other people use these settings.
> 
> If I don't know the purported key owner I select "I don't know."
> 
> "Don't know" is the zero option in this case. It's neutral.
> 
> As Olav pointed out, "I do NOT trust." is for keys that should NEVER
> be trusted.

That's as I understood it - maybe the text should be a little stronger,
actually saying something along the lines of "Untrustworthy or known to
be bad"

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