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The configuration parameter KEEPBINARY enables or disables keeping
the intermediate ".pgp" file during decryption.
For further details, see the section "Sending Ciphertext Through
E-mail Channels: Radix-64 Format" in the Essential Topics volume.
VERBOSE - Enable Verbose Mode
----------------------------Default setting:
VERBOSE = off
The configuration parameter VERBOSE enables "verbose" diagnostic
messages during PGP's operation, which is mainly useful for debugging
PGP. Otherwise, there is not much use for it.
COMPRESS - Enable Compression
----------------------------Default setting:
COMPRESS = on
The configuration parameter COMPRESS enables or disables data
compression before encryption. It is used mainly for debugging PGP.
Normally, PGP attempts to compress the plaintext before it encrypts
it. Generally, you should leave this alone and let PGP attempt to
compress the plaintext.
COMPLETES_NEEDED - Number of Completely Trusted Introducers Needed
-----------------------------------------------------------------Default setting:
COMPLETES_NEEDED = 1
The configuration parameter COMPLETES_NEEDED specifies the minimum
number of completely trusted introducers required to fully certify a
public key on your public key ring. This gives you a way of tuning
PGP's skepticism.
For further details, see the section "How Does PGP Keep Track of
Which Keys are Valid?" in the Essential Topics volume.
MARGINALS_NEEDED - Number of Marginally Trusted Introducers Needed
-----------------------------------------------------------------Default setting:
MARGINALS_NEEDED = 2
The configuration parameter MARGINALS_NEEDED specifies the minimum
number of marginally trusted introducers required to fully certify a
public key on your public key ring. This gives you a way of tuning
PGP's skepticism.
For further details, see the section "How Does PGP Keep Track of
Which Keys are Valid?" in the Essential Topics volume.