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1  \input texinfo  \input texinfo
2    
3  @setfilename GPGOE.txt  @setfilename GPGOE
4    
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 63  your passphrase for this key. If you ent Line 69  your passphrase for this key. If you ent
69  was correct, the plugin will sign the message and store it in  was correct, the plugin will sign the message and store it in
70  the outbox.  the outbox.
71    
72    @subsection Sign and Encrypt a message
73    To sign and encrypt a message, you have to check both toolbar
74    buttons ("Sign" and "Encrypt"). The procedure is the same as
75    in encrypt-only when one or more email addresses couldn't be
76    mapped. Then the default key is used to sign the plaintext
77    before it is encrypted with the selected recipients.
78    
79  @subsection Decrypt and/or verify a message  @subsection Decrypt and/or verify a message
80  If you received an OpenPGP message, you can just double-click  If you received an OpenPGP message, you can just double-click
81  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 88  jump to the next message or to go back t
88  will figure out the message status and will take the needed steps.  will figure out the message status and will take the needed steps.
89  If the message is neither signed nor encrypted, no action is performed.  If the message is neither signed nor encrypted, no action is performed.
90    
91    @subsection Reply to an encrypted message
92    Newer versions of the plug-in provide a feature to decrypt the
93    message before the text is used in the reply mail. As a result,
94    the reply message will contain the plain text instead of the encrypted
95    GPG armored message.
96    This feature is automatically used whenever the user clicks on "Reply"
97    or "Reply All" in the Outlook main window. But only in the case, the
98    mail is actually encrypted. Optionally the plug-in will ask for a
99    key passphrase.
100    
101  @section Additional information and limitations of the GPGOE plug-in  @section Additional information and limitations of the GPGOE plug-in
102    
103  @itemize @bullet  @itemize @bullet
104    
105  @item  @item
106    If you manually installed GPG and GPGoe, please make sure that
107    you installed GPG at a standard place or create at least the gpgBinary
108    registry entry. This is not needed if you use an automatic installer
109    like GPG4WIN or GnuPT.
110    
111    @item
112  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,
113  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
114  into the mailer window or elsewhere.  into the mailer window or elsewhere. Newer versions of the plug-in
115    save the original clipboard text before encryption/signing and the
116    ext is restored after the GPG operation ends.
117    
118  @item  @item
119  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 96  decrypt the saved file. Line 127  decrypt the saved file.
127    
128  @item  @item
129  Even so the plug-in supports native line endings, which means you  Even so the plug-in supports native line endings, which means you
130  can properly exchange mails with Linux or MAC users, it is likely  can properly exchange mails with Linux or Apple users, it is likely
131  that there are problems with the charset.  that there are problems with the charset. Newer versions of the
132    plug-in try to handle UTF8 encoding correctly but even so it cannot
133    be 100% assured that the receiver can handle the text in all cases.
134    
135  @item  @item
136  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
137  use an external key manager. WinPT is recommend in this case. It  use an external key manager. WinPT is recommend in this case. It
138  contains features to send public keys to mail recipients and also  contains features to send public keys to mail recipients and also
139  to export keys via the clipboard so you can easily paste the key  to export keys via the clipboard so you can easily paste the key
140  into the text body of the message.  into the text body of the message. The current version of the
141    plug-in automatically uses WinPT for key import if the program
142    is available and running.
143    
144  @item  @item
145  Currently signing can be only done with the default signing key.  Currently signing can be only done with the default signing key.
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