[Enigmail] Setting trust levels for unknown keys

[John Clizbe]

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.

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