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What is Enigmail?
Enigmail is an e-mail
plug-in for Mozilla Thunderbird
and Seamonkey that allows you to send and receive secure, private e-mail.
If normal e-mail is like writing a postcard, encrypting e-mail is like
putting your mail in a sealed envelope.
How To Install Enigmail
To use Enigmail, you need to install three components.
1. The GNU Privacy Guard
To use Enigmail, you need to install version 1.4.9 or newer of the
GNU Privacy Guard, also known as
"GnuPG" or just "GPG".
For Windows users, there is an installer available on the
GnuPG site. (Alternatively,
Enigmail also works with GPG4WIN, which is similar to GnuPG.)
Mac users running Macintosh OS X 10.4 ("Tiger") or later, can
use MacGPG.
Those using Fink can just type
fink install gnupg in a terminal window.
Those using MacPorts
(formerly known as "DarwinPorts") can just type
sudo port install gnupg in a terminal window.
2. Thunderbird
To use Enigmail with Thunderbird, you'll need at least
Thunderbird 2.0.
3. The Enigmail Plug-In
Download the Enigmail
plug-in by downloading and saving the .XPI file. (Do not let
Firefox try to install it. That's not what you want.) Then start
Thunderbird; select "Tools", then "Add-ons"; click
the "Install" button; select the .XPI file you downloaded; and
follow the on-screen instructions.
Additional Information
Additional information, more detailed instructions, and helpful
documentation can be found in the
Enigmail
Quickstart Guide on
enigmail.mozdev.org.
Additional information about GnuPG can be found on
www.gnupg.org.
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