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2          GNU Privacy Guard - Outlook E*press Plugin          GNU Privacy Guard - Outlook Express Plugin
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6  Some important information  IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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 Please consider this work as a beta version. Don't except that everything  
 works and be prepared for some crashes! So please use it with some caution.  
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9  Even so I tested the plugin several times and what I can say is, that it  After almost two years and the fact that there is no guarantee that
10  seems to work with W2K/WXP and Outlook Express (6.X).  it will work with the next Outlook Express version (or that the Express
11    version still exists), I decided to end the support for this project.
12    The 0.9.0 release will be the last release.
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14    Since the 0.8 release there was minimal feedback and due to time
15    constraints it is impossible for me to continue. If you have a choice,
16    use a mailer with real OpenPGP support.
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19  Installation  Installation
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22  To use the plugin a working GnuPG installation is *required*. If you  To use the plugin a working GnuPG installation is *required*. If you
23  don't have GPG installed, please visit gnupg.org and read some manuals  don't have GPG installed, please visit gnupg.org and read some manuals
24  about it. The easiest way is to use gpg4win/gnupt to install GPG and WinPT.  about it. The easiest way is to use gpg4win to install GPG and WinPT.
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26  Now you should copy the GPGOE.dll and the GPGOEInit.exe to a directory.  Now you should unzip all files into a directory. Make sure that
27  It's important that both files are in the same directory. Now start the  the GPGOE.dll and the GPGOEInit.exe is located in the same directory.
28  GPGOEInit program. You'll see a small new icon in the tasbkar. If there  Now start the GPGOEInit program. You'll see a small new icon (lock)
29  was no error message, the OE plugin is now setup properly. To quit the  in the tasbkar. If there was no error message, the OE plugin is now setup
30  program and to unload the GPGOE plug-in you've to double click on the  properly. To quit the program and to unload the GPGOE plug-in you've to
31  icon with the left mouse button.  double click on the icon with the left mouse button.
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34  Native language support  Native language support
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37  Currently native language support is not available!  Currently the following languages are supported:
38    German, Italian
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40  In the case you want to translate GPGOE into your language, please contact  In the case you want to translate GPGOE into your language, please contact
41  me. The text for translation is very limited so it should be easy to  me. The amount of strings that need to be translated is totally
42  translate.  manageable so that the translation takes about just 30 minutes.
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45  How to use the plug-in  How to use the plug-in
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48  For now the plugin supports encryption, signing and decryption or to verify  For now the plugin supports encryption, signing and decryption or to verify
49  signatures. There is *no* new icon in the OE mailer window. To encrypt a  signatures. There are *no* new icons in the OE mailer window. To encrypt a
50  message you've to add the S/MIME encrypt/sign buttons to the OE toolbar.  message you've to add the S/MIME encrypt/sign buttons to the OE toolbar.
51  This is *required*. Now you can press one of the buttons to sign or encrypt.  This is *required*. Now you can press one of the buttons to sign or encrypt.
52  If you click both buttons the message is signed *and* encrypted.  If you click both buttons the message is signed *and* encrypted.
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56  1. Use the OE addressbook and make sure that the email address of the  1. Use the OE addressbook and make sure that the email address of the
57     recipients is equal to the user ID's from the GPG key.     recipients is equal to the user ID's from the GPG key.
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59  2. Enter the recipients manually. Then a keylist dialog is shown and  2. Enter the recipients manually. Then a keylist dialog is shown when
60     you can choose the recipients which should use for encryption. It's     at least one of the recipients were not found and you can choose the
61     also allowed to select more then one!     recipients which should use for encryption. It's also allowed to
62       select more then one.
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64  Now we're at the point you get an signed or encrypted message. Open the  Now we're at the point you get an signed or encrypted message. Open the
65  message and soon after you openend it, a passphrase callback is shown  message and soon after you openend it, either a passphrase callback is shown
66  and you need to enter the passphrase. After the operation was successfull  and you need to enter the passphrase or a dialog is shown for signature
67  the plaintext is shown in a separate text viewer. Or in the case it was  verification. After the operation was successfull the plaintext is shown
68  a signature, the signature status is shown.  in a separate text viewer. Or in the case it was a signature, the signature
69    status is shown.
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71  If you've trouble to install or use the plugin, feel free to mail me.  If you've trouble to install or use the plugin, you can use the forum
72  But I recommend to subscribe to winpt-users and to post your question  at wald.intevation.org. But please, check the existing threads there
73  there because then you will also help all the other users. To subscribe  to make sure you questions wasn't already answered by someone else.
 to the mailing list, please visit wald.intevation.org and select the  
 WinPT project.  
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76  Hint  Hint
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79  The plug-in does *NOT* use any S/MIME procedures. It only uses the OE  The plug-in does *NOT* use any S/MIME procedures. It only uses the OE
80  buttons, which had the S/MIME description, to encrypt/sign text.  buttons, which had the S/MIME description, to encrypt/sign text.
81    And as a logical result, you cannot use S/MIME and OpenPGP at the
82    same time. If you want to use S/MIME again, just unload the plug-in.
 Happy encrypting,  
   
     Timo Schulz <[email protected]>  
   
   
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