RT3940: For now, just document the issue.

[openssl.git] / doc / apps / smime.pod

diff --git a/doc/apps/smime.pod b/doc/apps/smime.pod
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--- a/doc/apps/smime.pod
+++ b/doc/apps/smime.pod
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ Print out a usage message.
 encrypt mail for the given recipient certificates. Input file is the message
 to be encrypted. The output file is the encrypted mail in MIME format.
 
+Note that no revocation check is done for the recipient cert, so if that
+key has been compromised, others may be able to decrypt the text.
+
 =item B<-decrypt>
 
 decrypt mail using the supplied certificate and private key. Expects an