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Re: [GPGTools] Importing other people's public keys [Everything]

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Mikey Quinn

27 Dec, 2011 12:58 PM

Hi

I have watched the screencast and read the documentation but I appear to
only have GPG Keychain Access installed. I don't have an app called GPG
Tools or GPG Mail, which is odd as I was under the assumption it was a
bundled? =/

1. Support Staff 1 Posted by Steve on 27 Dec, 2011 03:26 PM

   

   Hey Mikey, we'll get you sorted :)

   GPGMail is not a standalone app. You won't see it in your program folder. It's a plug-in for apples mail.app. Go to mail.app > settings and there you'll see an entry for the plug-in.

   GPGTools isn't a stand-along software as well. It's the name for all the tools we provide. So no need to search in your program folder yet again.

   Again, this is a good starting point:
   http://support.gpgtools.org/kb/faq/first-steps-where-do-i-start-whe...
   And our wiki:
   https://github.com/GPGTools/GPGTools/wiki

   Pls re-open the discussion if you need further assistance.

   All the best,
   steve

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2. Steve closed this discussion on 27 Dec, 2011 03:26 PM.

3. Mikey Quinn re-opened this discussion on 28 Dec, 2011 03:39 PM

4. 2 Posted by Mikey Quinn on 28 Dec, 2011 03:39 PM

   

   Hi again

   I don't actually use Apple's Mail application and I'm not trying to encrypt
   messages for email either. I want to encrypt messages to send over certain
   forums that I use. A few people who I know who use GPG have it linked up to
   TextEdit and use TextEdit for writing their messages and encrypting them.

   Apparently there should be an option under System Preferences to connect
   GPG and TextEdit, however I don't appear to have that option as I can't
   find it.

   Any help?
   Thanks again

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5. Support Staff 3 Posted by Luke Le on 28 Dec, 2011 03:46 PM

   

   Hi Mikey,

   if you used our GpGTools Installer you already habe everything
   you need. There's no Need to "connect" any apps.
   If you select a text in TextEdit and click the right mouse Button you should
   see the entry Services at the bottom and this entry should
   have a submenu where you find OpenPGP: Encrypt.
   Use that Option to encrypt the text.

   Let us know if that worked out for you.

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6. 4 Posted by Mikey Quinn on 28 Dec, 2011 04:11 PM

   

   Hey again

   That's what I've been trying to do but that option isn't there. Moreover,
   in the screencast when it says go to System Preferences>GPG Preferences
   that option isn't there either on my Macbook.

   I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling but to no avail. I guess I
   should point out that I'm using Leopard and not Lion. I'm guessing this
   might have something to do with this?

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7. Support Staff 5 Posted by Luke Le on 28 Dec, 2011 04:16 PM

   

   Uh alright, that might be an issue.
   @Alex: Is GPGServices supposed to work without problems on 10.5?

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8. 6 Posted by Mikey Quinn on 29 Dec, 2011 06:04 PM

   

   Yeah, sorry, it never crossed my mind to mention it before hand =/

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9. 7 Posted by Alex on 29 Dec, 2011 10:55 PM

   

   Hi, GPGServices and GPGPreferences are all for OS X >= 10.6.
   Best regards, Alex

   --
   sent from my mobile phone,
   please excuse my brevity

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10. Support Staff 8 Posted by Steve on 02 Jan, 2012 11:45 AM

    

    Sorry, but since GPGServices only supports 10.6, there's not a lot we can currently do. (also see: http://www.gpgtools.org/gpgservices/index.html)

    So are you a PowerPC user or could you upgrade your OS? We might do a backport someday, but currently are very busy getting other things with higher priority done first.

    Another solution for you might be something that is browser based. I know this is being worked on but am not aware if it is public already (and thus bug free ;)).

    Closing this for now. If you need more help let us know and re-open this discussion or open a new one.

    All the best, steve

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11. Steve closed this discussion on 02 Jan, 2012 11:45 AM.