HOWTO: Programming S/MIME in Python with M2Crypto

[Graeme Longman]

Hi,

Please could you let me know exactly how you got this working. Is the
sendsmime() method you refer to the same one that is given in the HOWTO ?

Or is there another smime method which is part of the python package ?

I've been trying to get the examples in the HOWTO to work with Netscape
Messenger and haven't been able to.

Your help is appreciated.

Graeme

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Jones [mailto:richard at bizarsoftware.com.au]
Sent: 28 November 2001 00:05
To: Ng Pheng Siong; Graeme Longman
Cc: python
Subject: Re: HOWTO: Programming S/MIME in Python with M2Crypto


On Wednesday 28 November 2001 03:02, Ng Pheng Siong wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 27, 2001 at 08:48:44AM +0200, Graeme Longman wrote:
> > I know that in the HOWTO you don't actually send the example in 'Sign'
> > but have you managed to send and receive this example. If you have
> > successfully then maybe it is the 'Outlook' issue.
>
> The function sendsmime() in sendsmime.py works: I've used this to send to
> Netscape Messenger successfully. sendsmime() sends plain, signed,
encrypted
> or signed-and-encrypted mail. I remember being quite pleased with myself
> when I got that done. ;-)

The only caveat that we've found is that you can send a multipart e-mail
with
an encrypted part to Netscape, but not to Outlook. Outlook _only_ handles
the
entire message, one part, being encrypted.


    Richard