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5  This file describes the GPGOE functions and the integration  This file describes the GPGOE functions and the integration
6  in the Outlook Express mailer.  in the Outlook Express mailer.
7    
8    This file is free under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2.
9    
10    Copyright (C) 2006 Timo Schulz
11    
12    @settitle GPGOE - the GnuPG plug-in for Outlook Express
13    
14  @section Requirements for GPGOE  @section Requirements for GPGOE
15    
16  First you need to have a working GnuPG installtion on the machine you  First you need to have a working GnuPG installtion on the machine you
# Line 43  can either use S/MIME or OpenPGP but nev Line 49  can either use S/MIME or OpenPGP but nev
49  If you want to use S/MIME again, just unload the plugin (quit  If you want to use S/MIME again, just unload the plugin (quit
50  gpgoeinit.exe).  gpgoeinit.exe).
51    
52    @strong{It is very important to close Outlook Express before you
53    unload the plug-in}
54    
55  @section How to use the plug-in  @section How to use the plug-in
56    
57  @subsection Encrypt a message  @subsection Encrypt a message
# Line 63  your passphrase for this key. If you ent Line 72  your passphrase for this key. If you ent
72  was correct, the plugin will sign the message and store it in  was correct, the plugin will sign the message and store it in
73  the outbox.  the outbox.
74    
75    @subsection Sign and Encrypt a message
76    To sign and encrypt a message, you have to check both toolbar
77    buttons ("Sign" and "Encrypt"). The procedure is the same as
78    in encrypt-only when one or more email addresses couldn't be
79    mapped. Then the default key is used to sign the plaintext
80    before it is encrypted with the selected recipients.
81    
82  @subsection Decrypt and/or verify a message  @subsection Decrypt and/or verify a message
83  If you received an OpenPGP message, you can just double-click  If you received an OpenPGP message, you can just double-click
84  the message to open it. The plug-in will figure out if it is  the message to open it. The plug-in will figure out if it is
# Line 75  jump to the next message or to go back t Line 91  jump to the next message or to go back t
91  will figure out the message status and will take the needed steps.  will figure out the message status and will take the needed steps.
92  If the message is neither signed nor encrypted, no action is performed.  If the message is neither signed nor encrypted, no action is performed.
93    
94    @subsection Reply to an encrypted message
95    Newer versions of the plug-in provide a feature to decrypt the
96    message before the text is used in the reply mail. As a result,
97    the reply message will contain the plain text instead of the encrypted
98    GPG armored message.
99    This feature is automatically used whenever the user clicks on "Reply"
100    or "Reply All" in the Outlook main window. But only in the case, the
101    mail is actually encrypted. Optionally the plug-in will ask for a
102    key passphrase.
103    
104  @section Additional information and limitations of the GPGOE plug-in  @section Additional information and limitations of the GPGOE plug-in
105    
106  @itemize @bullet  @itemize @bullet
107    
108  @item  @item
109    If you manually installed GPG and GPGoe, please make sure that
110    you installed GPG at a standard place or create at least the gpgBinary
111    registry entry. This is not needed if you use an automatic installer
112    like GPG4WIN or GnuPT.
113    
114    @item
115  Due to the fact the plug-in uses the clipboard for data transfer,  Due to the fact the plug-in uses the clipboard for data transfer,
116  the clipboard itself can be only of limited use to copy/paste messages  the clipboard itself can be only of limited use to copy/paste messages
117  into the mailer window or elsewhere.  into the mailer window or elsewhere. Newer versions of the plug-in
118    save the original clipboard text before encryption/signing and the
119    ext is restored after the GPG operation ends.
120    
121  @item  @item
122  The current version of the plug-in will NOT encrypt any attachments  The current version of the plug-in will NOT encrypt any attachments
# Line 97  decrypt the saved file. Line 131  decrypt the saved file.
131  @item  @item
132  Even so the plug-in supports native line endings, which means you  Even so the plug-in supports native line endings, which means you
133  can properly exchange mails with Linux or Apple users, it is likely  can properly exchange mails with Linux or Apple users, it is likely
134  that there are problems with the charset.  that there are problems with the charset. Newer versions of the
135    plug-in try to handle UTF8 encoding correctly but even so it cannot
136    be 100% assured that the receiver can handle the text in all cases.
137    
138  @item  @item
139  If you want to import keys or attach keys to a mail, you have to  If you want to import keys or attach keys to a mail, you have to
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