Re: [Enigmail] [ANN] Enigmail 2.0.9 available

2018-12-09 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
Mortimer wrote on 12/9/18 3:00 PM: > Getting 404 errors from the dl link > > >> Obtaining Enigmail >> == >> Enigmail can be downloaded from >> I didn't see 404 errors when I downloaded it a few hour ago, and I don't see 404 error

Re: [Enigmail] Recipient causes the bcc mails to be encrypted (Christian Heusel)

2018-11-18 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
Neil D. Donovan wrote on 11/18/18 3:33 PM: > Your post to the Enigmail list intrigued me.  I tried an experiment or > two to try to duplicate your issue. ... Good job on the experimentation! In all cases Enigmail refused to send due to the missing key. > In my opinion, this SHOULD work ... I d

Re: [Enigmail] What does the "Never ask for any passphrase" option do?

2018-09-10 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
s settled: the option is obsolete due to the move to GnuPG 2.x. -- Patrick Chkoreff ___ enigmail-users mailing list enigmail-users@enigmail.net To unsubscribe or make changes to your subscription click here: https://admin.hostpoint.ch/mailman/listinfo/enigmail-users_enigmail.net

Re: [Enigmail] Encrypted subject lines are permanently decrypted, in place

2018-09-10 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
decrypted subject is stored unencrypted on your local disk. > The message is not modified - neither locally, nor remote. Right. -- Patrick Chkoreff ___ enigmail-users mailing list enigmail-users@enigmail.net To unsubscribe or make cha

Re: [Enigmail] What does the "Never ask for any passphrase" option do?

2018-09-10 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
Patrick Brunschwig wrote on 09/10/2018 09:23 AM: > The option is obsolete. > > It was only used for GnuPG 1.4, where Enigmail would query the > passphrase for GnuPG. But Enigmail cannot influence GnuPG 2.x on asking > passphrases, that's up to gpg-agent. There ya go -- I half figured it out in m

[Enigmail] What does the "Never ask for any passphrase" option do?

2018-09-10 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
> As a test I chose the option "Never ask for any passphrase." I then > restarted my computer, brought up Thunderbird, and clicked on an > encrypted message. Then, it asked for my passphrase. > > I find that strange. So far I have not observed any change in behavior > with the option set True o

[Enigmail] What does the "Never ask for any passphrase" option do?

2018-09-10 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
As a test I chose the option "Never ask for any passphrase." I then restarted my computer, brought up Thunderbird, and clicked on an encrypted message. Then, it asked for my passphrase. I find that strange. So far I have not observed any change in behavior with the option set True or False. Wh

[Enigmail] Encrypted subject lines are permanently decrypted, in place

2018-09-10 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
The encrypted subject line feature does work. When I get an email from someone, the subject line just says "Encrypted message." However, I noticed that once I decrypt the message, the subject line changes to plain text and REMAINS that way forever. This happens even when I clear the saved passph

Re: [Enigmail] Set Owner Trust missing from menu

2018-09-10 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
Patrick Brunschwig wrote on 09/08/2018 11:00 AM: > You need to understand how the implementation of the Web of Trust works > in GnuPG. This is nothing to blame on Enigmail. Read here to understand > the web of trust: https://wiki.gnupg.org/WebOfTrust I understand the web of trust, but thank you f

Re: [Enigmail] Set Owner Trust missing from menu

2018-09-08 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
ou can't set the owner trust of a key if you didn't check > the owner's identity. OK so when I signed "William's" key, I was affirming that I knew the owner of the key (William) very well. If I later set the owner trust to "ultimate," I would be say

Re: [Enigmail] Set Owner Trust missing from menu

2018-09-08 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
t ultimately and then I could encrypt just fine. Just to ensure that I'm not getting the details wrong, I'm going to delete the key and go through the process again and report back. -- Patrick Chkoreff ___ enigmail-users mailing list enigmail-u

Re: [Enigmail] [SOLVED] One recipient sees an attached .asc file, but another sees it inline

2018-09-08 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
e is using two things: Windows Privacy Tray (which is connected with GnuPT) and a plugin for Pegasus. Both are very old and only do very simple things, but they make using GPG simple and reliable for him. -- Patrick Chkoreff ___ enigmail-users mailing l

Re: [Enigmail] [SOLVED] One recipient sees an attached .asc file, but another sees it inline

2018-09-07 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
st me, this guy is WAY outside any corporate environment. Thankfully Enigmail has a "Never" option for PGP/MIME, on a per-recipient basis, so Mr. Brunschwig has done great work in a very tricky domain. -- Patrick Chkoreff ___ enigmail-users mailing l

[Enigmail] Set Owner Trust missing from menu

2018-09-07 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
option appeared under "Sign Key" where it usually appears for all other keys in my key ring. I'll probably try deleting the key and importing it again to see if I can establish a well-worn groove of behavior for newly imported keys. -- Patrick Chkoreff __

[Enigmail] [SORT OF SOLVED] Can't set Owner Trust to "Ultimate" on an imported key

2018-09-07 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
> Whenever I import a new key, the only way I can ever encrypt to it is to > first go into Key Management and set "Owner Trust" to "Ultimate". I > just now imported a key and when I right click on it, I see no menu > option to set Owner Trust. I do see the option on keys I've already > imported

Re: [Enigmail] [SOLVED] One recipient sees an attached .asc file, but another sees it inline

2018-09-07 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
GP Tray" to decrypt the clipboard. He's not using any built in support in the email client. An odd duck. -- Patrick Chkoreff ___ enigmail-users mailing list enigmail-users@enigmail.net To unsubscribe or make changes to your s

[Enigmail] Can't set Owner Trust to "Ultimate" on an imported key

2018-09-07 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
Whenever I import a new key, the only way I can ever encrypt to it is to first go into Key Management and set "Owner Trust" to "Ultimate". I just now imported a key and when I right click on it, I see no menu option to set Owner Trust. I do see the option on keys I've already imported. So, when

[Enigmail] [SOLVED] One recipient sees an attached .asc file, but another sees it inline

2018-09-07 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
nd Bob and saw this: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Language: en-US Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit -BEGIN PGP MESSAGE- ... That looks like success to me! -- Patrick Chkoreff ___ enigmail-users mailing list e

[Enigmail] One recipient sees an attached .asc file, but another sees it inline

2018-09-07 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
set up one of those "encrypted.asc" file attachment things, which it ironically labels as "inline". Yeah, the file is encoded inline, but I don't want a file at all. Thanks in advance, Patrick Chkoreff ___ enigmail-users ma

Re: [Enigmail] Can Enigmail be configured to send simple PGP?

2018-09-07 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
hat is. > P.S. The developer of Enigmail is Patrick Brunschwig, it was amusing > to see a question here signed just 'Patrick' :) -- Patrick Chkoreff :) ___ enigmail-users mailing list enigmail-users@enigmail.net To unsubscrib

Re: [Enigmail] Can Enigmail be configured to send simple PGP?

2018-09-07 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
t now that you've explained to me what a wonderful and promising feature this is, with the prospect of bringing secure email to the masses, I think I'll leave it enabled. Thanks Florian. -- Patrick Chkoreff ___ enigmail-users mailing li

Re: [Enigmail] Can Enigmail be configured to send simple PGP?

2018-09-07 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
Patrick Chkoreff wrote on 09/07/2018 01:02 PM: > I guess I'll just have to live with this > "Autocrypt" header thing, whatever that is. On second thought, it really bothers me that even when sending a plain text email, the email includes a big "Autocrypt" header.

[Enigmail] Can Enigmail be configured to send simple PGP?

2018-09-07 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
hat is. > P.S. The developer of Enigmail is Patrick Brunschwig, it was amusing > to see a question here signed just 'Patrick' :) -- Patrick Chkoreff :) signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ enigmail-users mailing

[Enigmail] Can Enigmail be configured to send simple PGP?

2018-09-07 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
I recently sent an encrypted email via Enigmail to a friend who does all his crypto from the command line using gpg directly. He remarked that: > I got your message. However, it was sent as an encrypted > attachment in a blank MIME message. The message was not > marked with the property "encrypte