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Thanks so much!  I think I understand the general concepts.

I've been "communicating" with Adele the OpenPGP robot, and I'm just
having trouble encrypting.  I got the public key through the Keyserver
search, but I think I'm just missing the step activating the public
key while writing a message.

Sorry to be dense, but how do I do that with Enigmail? (If it matters,
I use a Mac with OS X)

On 1/25/15 15:48, Stefan Koch wrote:
> From theory: You need other people's public keys, to encrypt
> something to them. They decrypt it with their private key.
> 
> If they have uploaded them to a keyserver, you can download them
> through Enigmail -> Key Management -> Keyserver -> Search for keys.
> Then enter the mail address of your contact. Otherwise, they will
> have to send you their public key (usually in an .asc file).
> 
> Then you can send encrypted messages to them, if you activate it
> while writing a mail.
> 
> To further demonstrate the concept of public key encryption: If you
> are writing to multiple people, you need to have the public key of
> each individual person. Each recipient will get his personal mail 
> encrypted only for him. He will decrypt it with his private key.
> 
> If something else is troubling you, just ask ahead. Your first
> question was pretty general, so I did not know, if it is a problem
> understanding assymetrical encryption in general or more the steps
> using it with Enigmail.
> 
> 
> On 01/25/2015 09:37 PM, Camille Testa wrote:
>> Hello,
>> 
>> I am brand-new to Enigmail/encryption in general (as in, only
>> started today).  I've learned how to sign my messages, but I am
>> having trouble encrypting.  I think the problem is that I'm
>> confused about using other people's keys.  Anybody willing/able
>> to help?
>> 
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