mu-index.1: add note about encryption

mu index does not decrypt. Fixes #2660.
djcb · Mar 7, 2024 · 0b68afe · 0b68afe
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@@ -82,6 +82,13 @@ disable the database cleanup that *mu* does by default after indexing.
 
 #+include: "common-options.inc" :minlevel 1
 
+* ENCRYPTION
+
+*mu index* does _not_ decrypt messages, and only the metadata (such as headers) of
+encrypted messages makes it to the database. *mu view* and *mu4e* can decrypt
+messages, but those work with the message directly and the information is not
+added to the database.
+
 * PERFORMANCE
 
 ** indexing in ancient times (2009?)