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authorBen Kibbey <[email protected]>2012-04-04 00:53:23 +0000
committerWerner Koch <[email protected]>2012-04-04 09:56:59 +0000
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Mention status messages in the documentation.
Note INQUIRE_MAXLEN.
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@@ -796,6 +796,14 @@ certificate is that it will be possible to use the same keypair for
different protocols, thereby saving space on the token used to keep the
secret keys.
+@ifset gpgtwoone
+The @command{gpg-agent} may send status messages during a command or when
+returning from a command to inform a client about the progress or result of an
+operation. For example, the @var{INQUIRE_MAXLEN} status message may be sent
+during a server inquire to inform the client of the maximum usable length of
+the inquired data (which should not be exceeded).
+@end ifset
+
@menu
* Agent PKDECRYPT:: Decrypting a session key
* Agent PKSIGN:: Signing a Hash