Erich Eckner via Gnupg-users: > Hi David, > > here is, how I had thunderbird + enigmail running for several years with > two keys and without problems (I have switched away from thunderbird > since one year ago, because it got too heavy and slow for my taste): > > For each sending address, I have an identity > "Edit" -> "Account Settings" -> "Manage Identities ..." > and for each I set up the correct pgp key to use > "Edit ..." (in the Identities-window) -> "OpenPGP Security" -> "Use > email address of this identity to identify OpenPGP key" (where the > address matches) and "Use specific OpenPGP key ID" (where the address > does not match). > > Sry, If this does not help and you mentioned it already, but the > previous mails contained too much emotion to completely be read by me. > > Anyways, since you originally asked for an alternative: I am currently > using alpine + topal - which get's the multiple-keys part well, too, but > has deficits regarding MIME/multipart encryption. > > regards, > Erich Eckner > Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena > Institut für Optik und Quantenelektronik > Helmholtzweg 4 > 07743 Jena > > Tel. +49 3641 9-47238 > > > On Wed, 31 Jul 2019, David wrote: > >> Robert J. Hansen: >>>> That's why I am considering other solutions. I have been with >>>> Thunderbird and Enigmail for over 20 years with one key pair - >>> >>> This is simply not possible, as Enigmail didn't exist until 2001. (It >>> took until about 2003 before it became really usable.) >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Gnupg-users mailing list >>> Gnupg-users@gnupg.org >>> http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users >>> > >> Ok two years out - thank you for the correction > >> David > > >> -- >> People Should Not Be Afraid Of Their Government - Their Government >> Should Be Afraid Of The People - When Injustice Becomes Law, REBELLION >> Becomes A DUTY! Join the Rebellion Today! The "Captain's B(L)og" >> https://gbenet.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Gnupg-users mailing list > Gnupg-users@gnupg.org > http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users >
Hello Erich, I did what you said - associated each email address with it's own key. I then shut down Thunderbird re-started and carried out the following test: Test One: I sent an encrypted and signed email to site-admin from postmaster. I received the email - it took 6 attempts to decrypt it. I then decided to reply - so I sent an encrypted and signed email to postmaster - I was unable to sign as site-admin - after 9 attempts of entering the passphrase - each time rejected by Enigmail. I was unable to send a signed and encrypted email to postmaster. Test Two: I sent an encrypted and signed email to david - when selecting the right public key there was always a tick in postmaster which I removed and selected the right key to encrypt too. BUT Enigmail REFUSED to accept my passphrase after 9 attempts. Test Three: I decided to send a signed and encrypted email to postmaster from David. With the following results: For some strange reason Enigmail encrypted to postmaster and signed: Decrypted message Good signature from David <da...@gbenet.com> Key ID: 0x3299975EAD1E968848D19945459E3AE3EA13E1A3 / Signed on: 31/07/19, 12:18 Key fingerprint: 3299 975E AD1E 9688 48D1 9945 459E 3AE3 EA13 E1A3 Used Algorithms: RSA and SHA256 Note: The message is encrypted for the following User ID's / Keys: 0xD21B4405FDDA1EF2 (postmaster (There's always light at the end of the tunnel) <postmas...@gbenet.com>), 0xCF833B99EBD6222A (David <da...@gbenet.com I just copied and pasted the passphrase into the check box - I did the same with da...@gbenet.com and entered it in by hand 6 times. Test Four: I decided to send a signed and encrypted email from skipper to David with the following results: The message was signed Enigmail accepted the passphrase. The message was decrypted - even though Enigmail asked me for david's passphrase. When I clicked on show info about the signer no results came back. I do not know if da...@gbenet.com or postms...@gbenet.com actually decrypted the email :) Hahhhaha!!! When selecting a public key to encrypt too - postmas...@gbenet.com's key is always selected. One hundred per cent of the time. Test Five I am going to attempt to sign and encrypt a "test" email to you: I selected your key - no passphrase was asked for - the email was sent. Who signed it - I have no idea. Enigmail fails to read it's own settings - and fails to accept valid passphrases associated with valid keys. Enigmail always defaults to one PRIMARY KEY which is postmas...@gbent.com Coffee Regards David -- People Should Not Be Afraid Of Their Government - Their Government Should Be Afraid Of The People - When Injustice Becomes Law, REBELLION Becomes A DUTY! Join the Rebellion Today! The "Captain's B(L)og" https://gbenet.com
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