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How to Send an Anonymous Email Message

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Open "mail.txt.asc" in Notepad (or another plain text editor) again

Hit

Hit "Ctrl-A" to select the complete text

Heinz Tschabitscher
  • Open "mail.asc" in Notepad (or another plain text editor) again.
  • Add "::" at the top, followed by "Encrypted: PGP" on the next line.
  • Leave one line blank before the encrypted message starts.
  • Hit Ctrl-A (or Command-A or Alt-A, depending on your platform) to select the complete text.
  • Hit Ctrl-C (Command-C) to copy the selected text.
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