[Enigmail] Using more than one mail address with Enigmail????

Bo Berglund bo.berglund at telia.com
Mon Jul 30 07:13:21 PDT 2007


Robert J. Hansen wrote:
> Bo Berglund wrote:
>> Do I have to create a different key pair for each email address?
> 
> Nope!
> 
> Please don't be alarmed by the length of this email.  All the steps
> involved are very simple.
> 
> 
> 
> Click on "OpenPGP-->Key Management" in the main Thunderbird window.
> 
> Search for your key.  Double click on it to open a Key Properties window.

In my version doubleclicking does not show the intended window.
But right-clicking the key pops up a menu where the "Manage User ID:s"
item is listed.


> At the bottom left of the Key Properties window you'll see a button that
> says "Manage User IDs".  Click it.

... snip ...

> Right-click on the account you want to set up for Enigmail.  Click on
> "Properties".
> 
> The Thunderbird Account Properties window will open up.  Find the
> account you want to set up for Enigmail, and look for an entry called
> "OpenPGP Security".  Click it.
> 
> Make sure that "Enable OpenPGP support (Enigmail) for this identity" is
> checked.
> 
> Click "Use specific OpenPGP key ID".
> 
> Click "Select Key".
> 
> Select the key you want to use.
> 
> Once you're done, click "OK" to close the Account Settings window.
> 
> Congratulations: you've got your second email account set up to use the
> same key.

Right,
now I have added my extra email addresses to my key and uploaded the
public key to the key server!
Thanks!

/Bo


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