-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: MD5 Thanks everyone for your input - I can see it's going to be a matter of "suck it and see". I generally prefer to support the opensource alternatives, but I would like to have the same level of support in TB!...
I'll let you guys know how I get on! cheers, Toby Wednesday, January 8, 2003, 9:54:19 AM, you wrote: TT> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- TT> Hash: MD5 TT> Hi Allie, TT> thanks for that. I'd prefer to use gnuPG if possible but it sounds TT> like i might need to have a bit of a play before I commit to it. TT> Toby TT> Tuesday, January 7, 2003, 9:43:07 PM, you wrote: AM>> In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]">mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, AM>> Carmeanu [C] wrote:' C>>> the "TB" implementation of GnuPG is something close to crap! They C>>> based it on old an insecure encoding standards, what makes it C>>> impossible for TheBat to decrypt GnuPG encrypted messages from other C>>> mailers. The actual encoding standard uses encrypted attachments, C>>> TheBat can en-/decrypt only the message itself. AM>> I've been using GnuPG with TB! for a long time. With the plug-in you can AM>> sign, decrypt and encrypt messages. However, it uses a strict UID AM>> matching system (smart matching) when doing so in that it will select a AM>> key to use only if the key has an exactly matching name <address> AM>> combination to the one the plug-in is looking for. Key management and AM>> GnuPG configuration, you have to do via the CLI or you install either AM>> GPGShell or WinPT for this. AM>> I've explained how to install and use the plug-in in this article: AM>> http://www.landscreek.net/gpg_pgp_tb.html AM>> There is one annoying thing in the plug-in in that when decrypting, you AM>> have to always fill in the UID and password for the key you wish to AM>> decrypt with. The UID isn't automatically filled in based on the To: AM>> address field or the ID of the public key used for encryption. I created AM>> a macro that does this for me. AM>> The smartmatching feature is a fail safe measure not welcomed by many AM>> since it can be difficult to use the plug-in when there are many who AM>> send messages with a From name and address that doesn't correspond with AM>> any of the UID's associated with key they signed their message with. AM>> For example, a person may have create his key with the UID: AM>> Jasper Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> AM>> and then sends messages with the From name <address>: AM>> Jasper Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> AM>> or AM>> Jas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> AM>> The plug-in will not encrypt messages to a name <address> that doesn't AM>> have matching UID in one of your public keys. You'll get an error. You AM>> have to change the To: name <address> to one that matches one of the AM>> UID's associated with the public key or use GPG Shell to do the AM>> encryption ignoring the UID match. AM>> The same thing goes for you trying to sign a message using a From name AM>> <address> that doesn't exactly match a UID of your key. You'd also get AM>> an error. The only way to sign with the plug-in would be to add the name AM>> <address> combination you're using as a UID to your key. AM>> PGP is a lot more forgiving in this way or it offers you a key selection AM>> dialog when a match fails. You can then select the key you wish to use. AM>> It will also sign with your default key, no matter which From address AM>> you have in your message. AM>> I haven't been having problems decrypting messages from other PGP and AM>> GnuPG users. TT> --------------------------------------- TT> Life is poetry - TT> write it in your own words. TT> --------------------------------------- TT> Toby Tremayne TT> Technical Team Lead TT> Code Poet and Zen Master of the Heavy Sleep TT> Toll Solutions TT> 154 Moray St TT> Sth Melbourne TT> VIC 3205 TT> +61 3 9697 2317 TT> 0416 048 090 TT> ICQ: 13107913 TT> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- TT> Version: 2.6 TT> iQCVAwUAPhtasUYhrxxXvPlFAQFjWgP+JVqTJKvIclEtZ/EfiptDeQfVFvyn8Ecg TT> AMX99v1vBHYr+SftpEITbR5mPtQLjye4JQLmtdRg6if7ErzPWH3HBRwLZN073Pyb TT> mTve1qcb3vJUn3LI1hCM+E2aCTM/uAmbtS/vmk32O+xtSTV1pmdDc8Ywcw1R5vij TT> eHea7+osVV0= TT> =hxn0 TT> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- TT> ________________________________________________ TT> Current version is 1.62 | "Using TBUDL" information: TT> http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html --------------------------------------- Life is poetry - write it in your own words. --------------------------------------- Toby Tremayne Technical Team Lead Code Poet and Zen Master of the Heavy Sleep Toll Solutions 154 Moray St Sth Melbourne VIC 3205 +61 3 9697 2317 0416 048 090 ICQ: 13107913 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6 iQCVAwUAPhtblUYhrxxXvPlFAQEiewP/TZPGCIA0kSSRZd57MfZjtB3vi9EPgLCw 85Jyvch7Ar5HFcCJ++wPaBfiMYG+6O7hBjVIH6fk2xUnpwjwF/5FxdoKK044XZU6 J5gUaCRJn9jstnloYATRPnz13iaszcDiEOg8+CKl2S2urce466/B9/Q2fTr51xlo fD37vI4ufxA= =OKR0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.62 | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
