275630 - Show digital signature icon in Brief headers

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Thunderbird :: Mail Window Front End, enhancement)

Description

[Alan Batie]

When you receive a signed message with Thunderbird, there's no indication that
the message is trustworthy unless you open up the full header view.  Even in
Mozilla, the indicator is buried in a tiny icon on the status bar that you don't
notice unless you go looking for it.  Both the Encryption and the Signed icons
should show up right next to the From name when appropriate.

Comment 1

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

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Comment 2

[Alan Batie]

Well, I think it's still an issue, but apparently no one actually cares about
secure communications, so it never gets used.  Oh well...

Comment 3

[Ed]

Yes, it is an issue with SeaMonkey 1.1 also.  Previously (1.0.7) a "pen" icon would appear on the left side of the status bar when an e-mail with a digital signature was received.  Now on 1.1 this icon only appears when the header pane is expanded.  There may not be many of us using signed e-mail or other forms of security/encryption, but let's get the icon back.

Perhaps someone can add this bug to SeaMonkey 1.1 bugs?

Comment 4

[Alessandro Vesely]

The current version of Thunderbird displays a "has attachment" icon
for multipart/signed messages. That is of little help, because of
the common meaning of the term "attachment": something that can be
filed on its own.

People don't usually bother signing their messages. However, some
people sign _every_ message they send. It would be nice to have a
different icon for security attachments and reserve the staple for
regular attachment. A third icon, a merge of the other two, should
mark messages that have both. Ditto for the "view" drop down list.

Comment 5

[Andrew Daviel]

I don't remember this icon being buried, but then it's a while since I checked. (Day-to-day I use Pine, which now has S/MIME support built in, so I'm testing it)

Digital signatures from a trusted CA are a good way to push mail past spam filters, and we should encourage their use.

Comment 6

[Bob Lord]

Is there still even a "brief" header view in TB3?

Comment 7

[Ludovic Hirlimann [:Usul]]

(In reply to comment #6)
> Is there still even a "brief" header view in TB3?

No - you need to install an add-on to get this.

Comment 8

[Ed]

After 5 years - resolved?  Won't fix?

It should be reopened.  Granted the amount of encoded or signed e-mail is very small and this would only be of interest to a small user group it still seems like the proper place for the icon would be in the window where the message info is displayed.  An option to display it, i.e similar to the 'attachment', 'thread', 'size', 'from', 'to', etc. instead of not displaying the pen until the message is opened and then down at the bottom right.

Comment 9

[Ludovic Hirlimann [:Usul]]

(In reply to comment #8)
> After 5 years - resolved?  Won't fix?
> 
> It should be reopened.  Granted the amount of encoded or signed e-mail is very
> small and this would only be of interest to a small user group it still seems
> like the proper place for the icon would be in the window where the message
> info is displayed.  An option to display it, i.e similar to the 'attachment',
> 'thread', 'size', 'from', 'to', etc. instead of not displaying the pen until
> the message is opened and then down at the bottom right.

That's not the bried headers, hence the wontfix. If you want a column to display tis it's another bug.