Re: Encrypting email

I've been spending a little time on Enigmail's Forum.
It appears as though I had an older version of GnuPG. Must've been
because I had this set up some time back and then quit using it as I
seemed to be the only one with it set up. Kind of pointless when you're
doing it by yourself.

I installed GnuPG 1.4.2, but I'm having issues with it too. Didn't seem
to do a clean upgrade.Had registry entries still pointing to the old
install and other fun stuff. Still working it out.

Try this link to where I've been getting a little help working out the
issues.

http://bpuk.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=334#334

Jim Gribbin

Damien Hull wrote:

> I did something to set Adam's key as "trusted". If you right click on a
> key you should see a list of options. One is "set key trust".
>
> Oh, I did get Adam's key using the command line tools. I used the MIT
> server. Can't remember how I did the search but it gave me a short list
> of "Adam's". I didn't do anything with that though.
>
> I'm not sure why the command line tools work but Enigmail can't get the
> key. You should be able to search using the key ID and get the key
> you're looking for.
>
> If we are having this much trouble there's no way the average user is
> going to encrypt email.
>
> I can see a business using it. You would have to train all the users but
> it could be done.
>
> Jim Gribbin wrote:
>
> >Adam's, I had no problem with. I got it from the German keyserver I
> >mentioned. The keyserver you used, I had to download your key as an
> >ASCII file and import it from there. Joshua Kluger sent me his key in an
> >email. Had no problem importing it, but couldn't sign it.
>
> >Have you been able to sign or set trust levels using Enigmail's tools on
> >the Linux side? The only way I could do it was use GnuPGs command line
> >tools. couldn't find anything in the Enigmail docs or forums either.
> >Guess I'll have to post something asking.
>
> >Less than useful for Joe Average end user.
>
> >Jim
>
> >Damien Hull wrote:
>
>
> >>I can't get it working on Linux. I'm on FC3. I put the MIT server in my
> >>list but I couldn't get Adam's PGP key. I had to download it and import
> >>it manually.
> >>
> >>I've also had some trouble checking Adam's email. It once told me his
> >>email was bad. Something about the PGP key or sign or something.
> >>
> >>Looks like they have some work to do on securing email.
> >>
> >>Jim Gribbin wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>This is the message I accidentally sent encrypted yesterday.
> >>
> >>>------------------
> >>
> >>>I've been doing some playing around with OpenPGP using Enigmail w/
> >>>Thunderbird on W2K.
> >>
> >>>Can't seem to get it all working correctly. It won't let me sign any
> >>>keys using Enigmail's tools. I can sign them using gnupg's command
> >>>line tools.
> >>
> >>>It also won't let me send or receive keys at the Key Server you're
> >>>using, but it will let me from at least one other.
> >>>random.sks.keyserver.penguin.de. The only way I could get your key was
> >>>to download it and import it manually.
> >>
> >>>I'm also noticing that just signing kills html mail. Not that that
> >>>bothers me so much, but a lot of people like using html mail. It will
> >>>make it harder to get the general public using it. I'm not sure I
> >>>could ever get my sisters to give up the background wallpaper on their
> >>>email.
> >>
> >>>Jim Gribbin
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Damien Hull wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>>We were talking about email security at the meeting last night. I'm
> >>>>trying to setup pgp with Thunderbird.
> >>>>
> >>>>1. I have a public and private key
> >>>>2. It's only set to last 6 months
> >>>>3. I put the public key on a key server.
> >>>>
> >>>>I had know idea what a key server was until I started this
> project. You
> >>>>don't have to use a key server but they seem like a good thing.
> >>>>
> >>>>You put your public key on the key server for others to look up. This
> >>>>email has my digital signature. You can check if it's really me by
> >>>>getting my pgp key from the key server.
> >>>>
> >>>>I won't know if this works until someone tries to verify my email.
> >>>>
> >>>>I used the following information to setup pgp in Thunderbird.
> >>>>
> >>>>http://software.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/01/06/1557216
> >>
> >>
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> >>
> >>
> >>--
> >>You can get my public PGP key at https://keyserver.pgp.com
>
>
>
>
> --
> You can get my public PGP key at https://keyserver.pgp.com

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Received on Wed Dec 21 11:55:20 2005