Re: Thunderbird / enigmail

["D. R. Evans" <doc.evans@gmail.com>]

Greg Marks wrote on 10/13/20 9:37 AM:

> I had no problems transitioning from Enigmail to Thunderbird 78.3.1,
> which has removed Enigmail.  With an existing GPG installation, it
> was necessary to run the command "gpg --export-secret-keys --armor >
> private_key.asc" for importation into Thunderbird.  Then in Thunderbird,
> clicking the main account header in the side panel brings up a link
> "End-to-end encryption."  This brings up "Account Settings," toward the
> bottom of which is an "End-To-End Encryption" header.  From here one can
> enable OpenPGP by importing the "private_key.asc" file created earlier.

OK, but how do I create a sticky setting that tells TB to use encryption?

If I go to "Account Settings | End-to-End Encryption" I can select and add a 
key to an account. But there doesn't seem to be a "save" function, and as soon 
as I leave the settings page, the setting reverts to "None - do not use 
OpenPGP for this identity".

  Doc

PS BTW Thanks very much for the instructions; I would have been completely 
lost without them. This sure isn't easy/obvious.

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