[Enigmail] [Fwd: I wanted to ask some questions about enigmail for thunderbird]

[Bo Berglund]

On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 23:55:31 -0700, Clint <clint2578 at hotmail.com>
wrote:

>I was wanting some questions about Engmail for Thunderbird.  My first 
>question is this when I download Enigmail will it work with Thunderbird 
>the latested version.

Yes

>When you use enigmail and encrypted a message 
>and you send the message when the message arrives in someones in box and 
>they click on the message do they have to decrypted the massage some how 
>or does the message decrypted itself automatically.

If you encrypt the message using EnigMail then the recipient *must*
decrypt it before he can read it. ONLY the true recipient will be able
to decrypt it, this is the whole purpose of GnuPG encryption, which
EngMail uses.
If Thunderbird/EnigMail sees that an email is encrypted when you open
it, you will be presented with a dialogue to enter your encryption
passphrase and then the decryption is "automatic".

>Is their any cost involved when you decrypted or encrypted messages.

No

>As new versions of Enigmail come available can you update the software 
>is it free no charge to download updates to this software?

Thunderbird automatically checks for new versions of EnigMail and if
found you are presented with a dialogue where you can accept the
update.

>thanks for anyone that can help me with these questions since I have 
>never used this type of software before.

You will have to get to grips with the concept of encryption (GnuPG)
that EnigMail uses to use it. GPG is using secret and public
encryption keys to make it possible for other persons to send you
encrypted messages. Check the GPG forums for information about this.

Bo Berglund