using gnupg with mutt

[Mirimir]

On 07/01/2016 08:32 PM, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
> Does anyone know how to have an automatic association between a pgp
> public key and a 'specified by me' email address?

That's easy in Enigmail.

> As in, some people create gpg keys which do not include their email
> address, and I would have thought it trivial for me, in my own keyring,
> to associate a public key I have received, with one or more email
> addresses of my choosing (and / or the person's name, as fair as I know
> the name etc).
> 
> gpg --edit-key HASH
> brings up a prompt, and help gives things like trust and list, and there
> is a "notation" sub command which sounds perfect for the job, but can
> only operate on private keys, not public keys.
> 
> This all does not make sense to me. When someone sends me an email,
> signed with their private key, and I get a copy of their public key, I
> should be able to associate their public key, with their email address,
> even if their own signing of their pub/sub public key does not include
> that particular (or any) email address.
> 
> What gives?
> 
> TIA
>