Lukas, I had previously used GPGMail on Snow Leopard with no problems. I had no problem using Mail's built-in encryption/decription/signing/verification. Installing GPGMAIL makes no change in the composition window, so there is no indication what will happen when checking and unchecking boxes.
Assuming valid S/MIME certificates are installed along with GPGTOOLS/GPGMAIL:
1. How does one select which facility (S/MIME or PGP/MIME) is used when
sending a message?
2. How does one easily determine which facility decrypts/verifies when reading
a message?
Thank you.
Cutler
On Oct 21, 2011, at 12:38 AM, Lukas Pitschl | Dressy Vagabonds wrote:
> Hi James,
>
> the built-in encryption uses S/MIME.
> GPGMail uses, if so selected, PGP/MIME to send emails.
> The two standards are very similar in the way an email is built, but the
> encryption algorithms differ.
> While GPGMail uses gpg to process messages, S/MIME uses SSL Certificates to
> process messages.
>
> To setup Mail.app both parties need to apply for an SSL certificate at an SSL
> Authority and exchange
> the public parts of the certificate. After that, Mail.app will display an
> icon for encrypting and signing.
>
> If you're on Lion and running the latest alpha of GPGMail, you'll see that
> the both UI's look pretty much
> the same now.
>
> Hope that clears things up a little.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Lukas
>
> Am 21.10.2011 um 03:36 schrieb Cutler James R:
>
>> I've been a happy GPGMail user for some time. Recently, I have been
>> requested to use the built-in encryption capability in OS X Mail. Is there
>> any coexistence between these methods or are they exclusive? I have not
>> found the explanation on line.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Cutler
>>
>> James R. Cutler
>> james.cut...@consultant.com
>>
>>
>>
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