Re: Thunderbird / enigmail
On 13-10-2020 23:26, D. R. Evans wrote:
> I see that the latest official updates to debian stable want to remove
> enigmail and install a new version of Thunderbird.
>
> I recall a couple of years ago the same thing happened, and encrypted e-mail
> was effectively broken for a couple of months until a version of enigmail
> compatible with the updated Thunderbird became available from the official
> repository. But I seem to recall reading somewhere a while back that the
> enigmail functionality was going to be incorporated into Thunderbird upstream.
> So I am wondering if perhaps this has happened and that that is what the
> intended removal of enigmail signifies: i.e., that encrypted e-mail is part of
> the newer Thunderbird that is now in the official repository.
>
> So I'd like to know if anyone who uses encrypted e-mail has taken the plunge
> and installed the newer version of Thunderbird that the official buster
> repository is offering (and also, therefore, removed enigmail); and, if so,
> have there been any issues with using encrypted e-mail following the update.
None.
There's a transfer agent in the new Thunderbird which transfers the
while scenario.
But, I took the opportunity to transfer over to Claws-mail, as it broke
Lightning, anyway.
No negative aspects that I can discern, with the right plug-ins.
Cheers!
Harry
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