GnuPG front ends

[Patton Echols]

On 02/02/2007 02:16 AM, Jeffrey F. Bloss wrote:
> Patton Echols wrote:
>
>   
>> Is there a T'bird plugin?  I don't recall seeing one.  What I'd done
>> in windows is just copy the email to clipboard,sign that, then paste
>> back. same for decrypt.  It's all I really need to do.
>>     
>
> You mean a GnuPG plugin for Thunderbird?
>
> Sure there's one...
>
> http://enigmail.mozdev.org/
>
> As far as your question about which files to back up before installing
> Seahorse, you might as well grab everything in your ~/.gnupg directory,
> your ~/.bashrc, and your ~/.bash_profile. I *think* that should cover
> it, and I'm not 100% sure you really need both the .bash* files but if I
> recall correctly Seahorse used one or the other to automatically
> create a gpg-agent socket when you log in. Which includes every time
> you open a terminal, too. :(
>
> You shouldn't be too buggered up anyway, it's not like gpg won't work or
> anything, and if you want to quit using the agent you comment out the
> "use-agent" entry in gpg.conf. It's stopping all the extra sockets
> (really just files) being created and housekeeping that's a pain.
>   

Ok, Thanks for all that.  As s linux newbie, I sure have a lot to learn.

> And no, I can't think of any *compelling* reason to switch to
> Claws-Mail. It will make you smarter and better looking, but if you're
> like me that's not really an issue. <grinning>
>
>   
Not an issue for me either, I really am stunning (in a Lyle Lovett's 
ugly brother kind of way) ;-)

Thanks again