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7 English README file for Gpg4win
8 ===============================
10 This is Gpg4win, version !VERSION! (!BUILD_ISODATE!).
18 5. Version numbers of included software
25 At release date, the English version of the ebook `Gpg4win Compendium`
26 has not been updated for Gpg4win 3, but still is useful as documentation of
27 some general background how to use the product. You will find it
28 on your system (depending on the version of Windows) or online at
30 https://www.gpg4win.org/doc/en/gpg4win-compendium.html
32 Note that the German version 4.0.0 is up-to-date and only available as pdf.
34 Please read the section `3. Additional notes` of this
35 README before you start working with Gpg4win.
37 The Compendium has more hints for manual or automated installation.
43 Gpg4win runs on Windows versions 7 or newer (up to Windows 10).
44 Both 32 and 64bit systems are supported. If you have at least Windows XP,
45 some parts of Gpg4win can be used, but are not officially supported.
47 The Outlook plugin GpgOL is compatible with Microsoft Outlook 2010,
48 2013 and 2016 (both 32 and 64bit) and supports transporting emails
49 via SMTP/IMAP and MS Exchange Server (version 2010 or newer).
51 With Gpg4win version 3.1.2 Outlook 2003 and 2007 support was removed for
54 (See https://www.gpg4win.org/system-requirements.html for updates.)
60 Included Gpg4win components in version !VERSION! are:
65 New in Gpg4win version !VERSION! (!BUILD_ISODATE!)
66 -----------------------------------------
68 - GpgOL: It is now possible to create a system wide
69 default configuration.
71 - GpgOL: Fixed encoding problems with unusual charsets.
74 - GpgOL: Disabling data debugging removes more data
75 from debug logs. (T4193)
83 * Crypto mails forwarded as attachment are not properly handled.
85 * Localization is only complete for Dutch, German and Portugese.
89 * For 3.2 we plan to, optionally, further automate GpgOL. This would
94 As this is not properly handled everywhere (especially Kleopatra's
95 file verification dialog) this is not default.
97 You can add it manually to your gpg.conf. The trust-model is already
104 Listed below are the changes as recorded in the source distribution's
105 NEWS file. An up-to-date list of changes is also available at:
106 https://www.gpg4win.org/change-history.html
111 5. Version numbers of included software
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117 6. Legal notices pertaining to the individual packets
118 =====================================================
120 Gpg4win consist of several independently developed packages, available
121 under different licensing conditions. Most of these packages however
122 are available under or compatible to the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL).
123 Common to all is that they are Free Software, which means they can be used
124 without restrictions, may be studied, modified and that modifications may be
125 distributed. If the source files (i.e. gpg4win-src-x.y.z.exe) are distributed
126 along with the binaries and the use of the GNU GPL has been pointed out,
127 distribution is possible under many circumstances.
129 What follows is a list of copyright statements.