[Enigmail] Follow-up : email signing problem solved

[Jim Luby]

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Hi,
I recently posted the following article:

> Hello,
> I recently installed the Enigmail add-on to Thunderbird (Windows XP
> system). I have gnuPg 1.4.8 installed and functioning. I created a key
> pair and am able to encrypt and decrypt files (in the Windows shell) as
> well as sign and verify files (also in the Windows shell). I also have
> been successful at encrypting email using Enigmail and my established
> public/secret key pair show up in the Key Management window. However, I
> cannot get email signing to work. When I try to send a signed email (by
> choosing "Sign Message") a window pops open with the following error
> message: "clearsign failed: secret key not available". I'm puzzled as to
> how I can decrypt email sent to myself (which requires the secret key)
> yet I cannot sign email (which to my understanding also requires the
> secret key).
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> Jim



I just found a solution as follows. In Thunderbird's Account Setting
panel I selected "OpenPGP Security" and then changed the setting that
tells Enigmail which key to use. It was set so that the email address
determined the key. I changed it so that a specific key is used and this
solved the problem. I'm not sure why I had to do this but that's ok.

Cheers,

Jim
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