[Enigmail] Setting for encrypt-if-key-found?

[John Clizbe]

Chris De Young wrote:
> I'm using Enigmail 0.95.7 with Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 -- I can set preferences to
> encrypt by default, sign by default, or both, or neither.  What I would really
> like though is an encryption preference setting for "encrypt by default if an
> appropriate key is found on my keyring, not otherwise." I realize there is a
> local performance penalty to pay for constantly checking, but I think I'm okay
> with that.

1) Select Encrypt by default

2) Under 'Key Selection' in Enigmail's advanced preferences, select 'by rules
and addresses' or 'by email addresses'. I prefer the first of these two.

3) If you select the bottom button, 'No manual key selection', Enigmail will
send the message unencrypted if *ANY* of the recipients cannot be matched to a key.

This is the behavior closest to what you are asking for, but before selecting
it, be *VERY AWARE* of this one potential gotcha.

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