Re: [gentoo-user] Encrypted email
On Thursday 05 Apr 2012 21:28:04 Paul Hartman wrote: On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 2:07 PM, James wirel...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Hello, I use enigmail with thunderbird for linux to linux email encryption. Is there any free or easy to install email encryption package I should recommend to a Windows, (XP-system7) to exchange email with a gentoo system? I do not use encryption often and it is always with other folks that use linux system. So I'm clueless as to what I should recommend to a windows user... Any advice is most welcome... http://www.gpg4win.org/ This has a plugin for Outlook in case your recipients use MS Outlook as their mail client. Also, you can use Add ons on Firefox for those recipients that use Gmail's webmail. There are Add ons that can use s/mime with SSL certificates in Firefox's SSL Certificates store, or gpg. -- Regards, Mick signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
[gentoo-user] Encrypted email
Hello, I use enigmail with thunderbird for linux to linux email encryption. Is there any free or easy to install email encryption package I should recommend to a Windows, (XP-system7) to exchange email with a gentoo system? I do not use encryption often and it is always with other folks that use linux system. So I'm clueless as to what I should recommend to a windows user... Any advice is most welcome... tia, James
Re: [gentoo-user] Encrypted email
On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 3:07 PM, James wirel...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Hello, I use enigmail with thunderbird for linux to linux email encryption. Is there any free or easy to install email encryption package I should recommend to a Windows, (XP-system7) to exchange email with a gentoo system? I do not use encryption often and it is always with other folks that use linux system. So I'm clueless as to what I should recommend to a windows user... Any advice is most welcome... Thunderbird+Enigma+GPG works on Windows. -- :wq
Re: [gentoo-user] Encrypted email
On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 2:07 PM, James wirel...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Hello, I use enigmail with thunderbird for linux to linux email encryption. Is there any free or easy to install email encryption package I should recommend to a Windows, (XP-system7) to exchange email with a gentoo system? I do not use encryption often and it is always with other folks that use linux system. So I'm clueless as to what I should recommend to a windows user... Any advice is most welcome... http://www.gpg4win.org/
[gentoo-user] encrypted email (gentoo-windows)
Hello, Background: I use Thunderbird as my email client, but the mail servers of another (my isp). What I want is an email setup that interoperates with encrypted emails from various unix and windows based servers. (maybe dreaming here?) So I'm research on interoperability of eningmail, pgp, and such, but everything I find is dated; citatiions appreciated. Q1. Is there a method that will all me to set up my email client(s) using various mail servers as their smtp_host that start out with really good encryption/dig-signatures and then auto fall back down to lesser secure option with the last one being ordinary email services? Q2 Windows I'm not too versed in Windows. I try to avoid all things windows. Unfortunately most of my activity (emails etc) is with folks that like BG and the Redmonds. So what I thinking is there are few (MS)sites that actually have some sort of auto-negotiations scheme to try for the very best security between email servers (nix-doz) and then fall back down the scale to a circa RFC822 type of negotiated arrangement. But most MS sites are brain-dead on there mail server and try hard to not be interoperable with *nix as with all things Redmond? At the very least, maybe there is a tool(script) to run that will ferret out the offered secure email exchange options with a given mail server, categorize them, and at least use secure email correspondences with those mail servers that have been flushed out? Dunno. I'd settle for secure email with the majority of sites I regularly exchange emails with. It's been a while since I set up a mail server, but, if that (postfix) is what I need to do, then just tell how (overview) the packages you'd use, or is this part of postfix? Q3 Any documents, comments, or guidance is most welcome. James
Re: [gentoo-user] encrypted email (gentoo-windows)
Am 25.03.2011 19:51, schrieb James: It's been a while since I set up a mail server, but, if that (postfix) is what I need to do, then just tell how (overview) the packages you'd use, or is this part of postfix? Mail encryption is, as far as I know, something that works on the client-side only. The mail server doesn't see the encryption, encrypted mails contain only text, just like every other mail. The only encryption that comes in mind on the server side is transport encryption, aka SSL or TLS. But for that you don't need enigmail or gpg. If may answer has nothing to do with your problem, please give me more information what you have in mind. Greetings Sebastian Beßler signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [gentoo-user] encrypted email (gentoo-windows)
On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 10:09:23PM +0100, Sebastian Be?ler wrote: Am 25.03.2011 19:51, schrieb James: It's been a while since I set up a mail server, but, if that (postfix) is what I need to do, then just tell how (overview) the packages you'd use, or is this part of postfix? Mail encryption is, as far as I know, something that works on the client-side only. The mail server doesn't see the encryption, encrypted mails contain only text, just like every other mail. The only encryption that comes in mind on the server side is transport encryption, aka SSL or TLS. But for that you don't need enigmail or gpg. If may answer has nothing to do with your problem, please give me more information what you have in mind. Greetings Sebastian Be?ler amavis-new supports signing all outgoing mails with a gpg signature, not that I think it's very relevant to the OP's question. I just wanted to chime in as I haven't posted here in a while :) Matt pgpMuJ0nKRXB7.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] encrypted email (gentoo-windows)
Am 25.03.2011 22:13, schrieb Matt Harrison: On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 10:09:23PM +0100, Sebastian Be?ler wrote: Mail encryption is, as far as I know, something that works on the client-side only. The mail server doesn't see the encryption, encrypted mails contain only text, just like every other mail. amavis-new supports signing all outgoing mails with a gpg signature, not that I think it's very relevant to the OP's question. I just wanted to chime in asI haven't posted here in a while :) As I said, as far as I know. I haven't used amavis in years so that I was not aware of this. But mail signing and mail encrypting are two absolutly differend pair of shoes. Greetings Sebastian Beßler PS: The key you use for signing is expired. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [gentoo-user] encrypted email (gentoo-windows)
On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 10:26:24PM +0100, Sebastian Be?ler wrote: Am 25.03.2011 22:13, schrieb Matt Harrison: On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 10:09:23PM +0100, Sebastian Be?ler wrote: Mail encryption is, as far as I know, something that works on the client-side only. The mail server doesn't see the encryption, encrypted mails contain only text, just like every other mail. amavis-new supports signing all outgoing mails with a gpg signature, not that I think it's very relevant to the OP's question. I just wanted to chime in asI haven't posted here in a while :) As I said, as far as I know. I haven't used amavis in years so that I was not aware of this. But mail signing and mail encrypting are two absolutly differend pair of shoes. Greetings Sebastian Be?ler PS: The key you use for signing is expired. I believe it can encrypt as well, as long as they keys are supplied previously for the recipients. And thanks for pointing out my expired key, strangely mutt nor gpg complained about using it for quite a while now. Even stranger, you're the first person who has noticed or told me :o Matt pgp3pdMAINofL.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] encrypted email (gentoo-windows)
Am 25.03.2011 22:48, schrieb Matt Harrison: I believe it can encrypt as well, as long as they keys are supplied previously for the recipients. That sounds interessting. I have to look into that. Maybe that is something for the thread starter too. Even stranger, you're the first person who has noticed or told me :o It was a pleasure to help. You a one of a hand full of people in my inbox that use signing, so your expired key was eye-catching. Greetings Sebastian Beßler signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
