[Enigmail] Enigmail/OpenPGP Not Working Under Thunderbird

[John Clizbe]

joS3ph wrote:
> Today, I installed Enigmail [version 0.95.2 (20070629)] and OpenPGP [version
> 1.4.7] on my notebook. I am using Windows XP Professional SP2 with Mozilla
> Thunderbird version 2.0.0.4 (20070604).

Specifically, which package of GnuPG 1.4.7 did you install? The GPG4Win
1.1.0/1.1.1 releases are known to have problems working with Enigmail.

> I utilized the following sources of installation/configuration information:
> 
> http://enigmail.mozdev.org/gpgconf.html

My favorite source, but I'm biased. I cowrote it.

> http://webber.dewinter.com/gnupg_howto/english/GPGMiniHowto.html
> http://www.gnupg.org/(en)/documentation/manuals/gnupg.pdf
> 
> I carefully followed the installation and configuration directions. After
> completing the installation, 

I've found it best to test new installs at the command line.

  gpg --version

and

  gpg --list-secret-keys

should tell you if GnuPG is installed and correctly configured. You mentioned
prior experience, did you generate new keys or transfer existing keys?


> I decided to test my Thunderbird/Enigmail/OpenPGP setup by sending a message
> to my own email address, and one to my wife's computer. I enabled the
> following OpenPGP options in the message I sent:
> 
> 'Sign Message'
> 'Encrypt Message'

Try sending yourself a signed mail. If Enigmail doesn't ask for your passphrase,
something is amiss with your setup. Also try looking at the message source (View
--> Message Source or CTRL-U), if OpenPGP processing took place, it should be
visible in the source. If signing is working properly, then move on to testing
encryption.

> 
> Is there a log or a command I can use to check/determine if OpenPGP/Enigmail
> is loading correctly/working with Thunderbird?

The OpenPGP --> About OpenPGP menu item will identify the Enigmail version as
well as GnuPG' gpg.exe's location if operating correctly.

OpenPGP --> Preferences. Make sure 'Display expert settings' is checked. Click OK.

OpenPGP --> Debugging OpenPGP --> Display Console.  If Enigmail & GnuPG are
correctly installed and configured you will see something similar to:

  This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
  under certain conditions. See the file COPYING for details.

  Home: C:/Documents and Settings/jpclizbe/Application Data/GnuPG
  Supported algorithms:
  Pubkey: RSA, RSA-E, RSA-S, ELG-E, DSA
  Cipher: IDEA, 3DES, CAST5, BLOWFISH, AES, AES192, AES256, TWOFISH
  Hash: MD5, SHA1, RIPEMD160, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512, SHA224
  Compression: Uncompressed, ZIP, ZLIB, BZIP2



The console window will also display any error messages as you work with Enigmail.

-- 
John P. Clizbe                      Inet:   John (a) Mozilla-Enigmail.org
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