Re: [PLUG] LeRoy's Enigmail/GPG how-to excellent

[LeRoy Cressy <ldc@lrcressy.com>]

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Arthur S. Alexion wrote:
> Arthur S. Alexion wrote:
>
> > > On Tuesday 27 January 2004 11:22 am, LeRoy Cressy wrote:
> > >
> > >  
> > >
> > > > Hi Arthur,
> > > >
> > > > If you are not running enigmail when you are using Mozilla then there
> > > > will be no indication on whether the message is signed or not.  On the
> > > > other hand enigmail will report is the signature is either good, bad, or
> > > > untrusted good signature.
> > > >
> > > > I just updated the enigmail howto with support for mozilla 1.5 and above
> > > > which also included Thunderbird.
> > > >
> > > > See below for link
> > > >   
>
>
> For info on enigmail:    http://lrcressy.com/linux/mozilla.pdf
> For info on gpg:         http://www.gnupg.org/
>
> > > Thanks, LeRoy.  Walt's problem with someone forging his address, 
> > > hardly new or unique, has finally pushed me to learn and use GPG and 
> > > to start using signatures.  I've been signing PDFs using Adobe's 
> > > built-in signature technology (I have a 'p7c' signature.) but haven't 
> > > been able to learn how to use that signature with email and other 
> > > documents.
> > >
> > > I downloaded two GUI front ends for GPG (kgpg & gpa) and am trying to 
> > > install them in hopes that they help me learn GPG.  Once I generate 
> > > keys, I plan to install enigmail so I appreciate the how-to.
> > >  
>
> I have always had a mental block against learning and understanding 
> pgp/gpg.  Figured it was time I forced myself to learn.
>
> First tried downloading and installing some gui front ends to gpg to 
> help with my blocking.  What a waste of time.  After installing no less 
> than a dozen dependencies, I finally gave up on all 3: kgpg, gpa & 
> GnomeGPG.
>
> Then, I tried downloading the MiniHowTo from the gpg site.  Not being 
> able to read Catalan, I downloaded the limited English options. (Yes 
> there is a multi-file online version, but that's no way to read 
> something.)  Well even the postscript file failed because it uses Type 3 
> fonts -- not on my system.
>
> I was going to go to my windows computer and use Acrobat to create a PDF 
> of the multi-file howto when I decided to read LeRoy's howto that I had 
> downloaded.
> Well, it wasn't just a mozilla/enigmail howto, but also included some 
> easy to understand GPG instructions too.  I heartily recommend it to 
> anyone who wants to start using gpg or anyone who wants to use it with 
> mozilla.
>
> Thanks, LeRoy.
>
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> _______________________________________
> Art Alexion
> Arthur S. Alexion LLC
> arthur [at] alexion [dot] com
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I have a lot of info on gpg in the enigmail document that I wrote.  This 
past week I updated it to include Mozilla 1.5.* and above.

I made this paper so that my 70 year old mother could understand it.

http://lrcressy.com/linux/mozilla.pdf
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Rev. LeRoy D. Cressy   mailto:leroy@lrcressy.com   /\_/\
                       http://lrcressy.com        ( o.o )
                       Phone:  215-535-4037        > ^ <
                       FAX:    215-535-4285

gpg fingerprint:  62DE 6CAB CEE1 B1B3 359A  81D8 3FEF E6DA 8501 AFEA

For info on enigmail:    http://lrcressy.com/linux/mozilla.pdf
For info on gpg:         http://www.gnupg.org/

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life:
no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. (John 14:6)
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