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How to Pgp-encrypt Any Email Message
From your Email Guide
Pretty Good Privacy comes with a number of plug-ins for email clients. But you can easily use PGP to encrypt messages with any email client.
Difficulty Level:
Hard
Time Required:
5 minutes
Here's How:
- Make sure PGPtray is running. If it is not, you can find it in "Start | Programs | P G P".
- Create a new message in your email client or Web-based email service and type it as usual.
- To ensure the body of the message is the active window, click with the mouse anywhere in it.
- Select "Current Window | Encrypt" from the PGPtray menu.
- In the "Key Selection Dialog" select the key for the reciepient(s) of the message.
- Send the message.
Tips:
- To have PGPtray always running, place it in your "Startup" folder.
- You can additionally sign the message. To do that, use "Encrypt & Sign" from the PGPtray menu instead of "Encrypt".
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