Hi Goos On Tuesday, April 11, 2017 7:39:07 PM you wrote:
> At first the GnuPG program did not install correctly, due to my protection > tools. I had to delete it and clean the registry and then, after a reboot, a > new install succeeded because I then was prepared to make whitelist entries > in those tools. If Windows 10 handles it so complicated - I can't give you any hint because I am using Windows 7 and I will never change to Windows 10. > Then keys had to be created. I did not understand why two of them, which > costed time to read a manual - it is not really intuitive. Why two? When you create your private key (with the secret and which you have to save) also the public key is created which you send to the keyserver or your mail partners. So not really complicated. > Then The Bat had to be changed - I had to make templates for all my > accounts; each time a template which did use the encryption and one > who didn't. That failed. Why this? You need (really?) only one template for an account. In the editor window when you edit your message you can push the button if you want to sign or / and encrypt the message. > Before I did not work with templates at all, > just took TB as it was installed. Only years ago I added a macro that > someone posted here and wrote where exactly to put it. Think, it was > MAU. Why to use macros? If you set your TheBat to German language the templates for new mail, replay and forward are already there - also in German. > But further, I am not experienced at all with those functions of TB > not interested in it. Which features? > Then I tried similar at another email program with another > emailaddress to have at least some keys to exchange. I did not know > how to implement them - had to search again where and how to handle > that - meanwhile I was already completely demotivated by that all. > I also failed to make there templates. Again, why templates. And you don't have to "import keys" - this is GnuPG which is handling with keys, not the email client. Which other email client are you trying? > Because I did not find a simple step-by-step instruction what where > and when to do - I did not get such a help here - I asked for it in a social > medium. Someone there offered my a free Skype course in PGP (not how > to handle it in The Bat), but advised me to let it and to get VPN. VPN isn't an alternative for encrypted mail in my opinion. > I still do not really understand the function of those encryption > programs, but simply followed Max' suggestion to install GnuPG as I > asked which PGP tool I should install best. I even had to ask here > whether gpg4win was the tool Max meant. So you installed gpg4win? > Then, no one of the people who I asked it for, was willing to use > GnuPG or some other PGP tool - they also had negative experiences - > too much time, too much to read and understand. I don't have these negative experiences. > I followed that VPN advise, accepted the offer from NordVPN and, with a > little direct help from them (via a live chat on their site) the whole thing > was > done and running within ten minutes, while that GnuPG was not working in TB > for days. For VPN I can't give support - as said, it's not an alternative IMHO. > Implementing PGP in The Bat and getting it all working is complicated > for someone who just wants his email more protected, but who is not > really interested in lots of installing, configuring, reading docs and > manuals and trying out such technical things. To have something but not to be interested in - well this is "a little bit" complicated I think. You want to drive but you are not interested in traffic rules and to learn how to drive a car? Really? PS. Wir können auch in Deutsch kommunizieren... privat, nicht hier in der List. Chat auf XMPP. -- Best regards, Martin dagob...@yahoo.com TheBat! 7.4.16.3 (BETA) Pro (with OTFE) on Windows 7 6.1 7601 Service Pack 1 ________________________________________________ Current version is 7.1 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
