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7 English README file for Gpg4win
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10 This is Gpg4win, version !VERSION! (!BUILD_ISODATE!).
16 3. Known Bugs (and Workarounds)
19 6. Version Numbers of Included Software
26 The Gpg4win Compendium describes the installation and use of Gpg4win.
27 After installation it is available in the Gpg4win start menu or online:
28 http://www.gpg4win.org/doc/en/gpg4win-compendium.html
30 If you used Gpg4win 1.x or another program in the past, please check
31 out the migration hints in the Gpg4win Compendium's appendix:
32 http://www.gpg4win.org/doc/en/gpg4win-compendium_36.html
34 Please read the section "3. Known Bugs (and Workarounds)" of this
35 README before you start working with Gpg4win.
37 Gpg4win supports these platforms:
39 * Operating System: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 (for all: 32/64 bit)
41 * MS Outlook: 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013
47 Included Gpg4win components in Version !VERSION! are:
52 New in Gpg4win Version !VERSION! (!BUILD_ISODATE!)
53 -------------------------------------------------
56 * GnuPG was updated to version 2.0.26.
57 (See www.gnupg.org for more details.)
58 * Command line wildcards (like *.txt) now work again.
59 * Command line output is now encoded to the Windows console encoding.
62 * A library load problem has been fixed that could keep Kleopatra
63 from starting on some systems.
64 * Kleopatra has been updated to KDE Sofware Colleciton Version 4.14.
67 * GpgEX no longer crashes if the environment variable GNUPGHOME is set.
70 * Problems with Outlook sender / recipient address lookup have been
71 fixed in GpgOL. Especially for Microsoft Exchange addresses.
74 * Warnings and confirmation dialogs should now open in the
76 * The pinentry dialog is now translated correctly in the French locale.
79 * Used libraries have been updated.
81 3. Known Bugs (and Workarounds)
82 ===============================
84 - Using smart cards with Kleopatra:
87 The initial setting of a smart card with Kleopatra is not yet
88 possible. Please run the following steps once to use your smart
90 Use the gpg command line tool to create a new OpenPGP certificate
91 on your card (a) or to activate your existing certificate of
94 (a) Create new certificate
96 - Run "gpg --card-edit".
97 - Switch to admin modus by enter: "admin".
98 - Enter "generate" to create a new certificate.
100 (b) Activate existing certificate of your card
101 - Import associated (public) certificate of your card (e.g.
102 from certificate server or from a exported certificate file).
104 - Run "gpg --card-status".
106 * X.509 Telesec Netkey 3 card
107 Use Kleopatra to initialize your card:
109 - Click on the flashing Kleopatra system tray icon (or use the
110 context menu "smart card" of the system tray icon and run the
111 "learn card" command directly).
113 After finishing these steps your OpenPGP / X.509 certificate from your
114 smart card is shown in Kleopatra under the tab "My certificates"
115 (marked with a smart card icon).
117 - Using the Outlook Plugin "GpgOL":
119 * You defintely should create copies of your old encrypted/signed
120 emails before installing GpgOL, e.g. in the form of PST files.
122 * For Outlook 2003/2007 only:
123 Sending signed or encrypted messages via an Exchange based account
125 [see https://bugs.g10code.com/gnupg/issue1102]
126 (Please note, using SMTP with GpgOL and Exchange seems to be work.
127 Or use GpgOL with Outlook 2010/2013.)
129 * For Outlook 2003/2007 only:
130 Encrypted E-Mails occuring un-encrypted on the email server: It
131 can happen that parts of encrypted emails are copied to your email
132 server (IMAP or MAPI) in un-encrypted/decrypted form when creating
133 or viewing them. Affected is the content of the email view
134 window, thus usually the so-called email body. Attachments are
135 not affected. Switching off the Outlook preview will lower the
136 probability of this to happen, but not eliminate the issue.
137 Or use GpgOL with Outlook 2010/2013.
144 For installation instructions please read the new Gpg4win Compendium:
145 http://www.gpg4win.org/doc/en/gpg4win-compendium_11.html
147 Hints for automated installations (without user dialogs):
148 http://www.gpg4win.org/doc/en/gpg4win-compendium_35.html
154 Listed below are the changes as recorded in the source distribution's
155 NEWS file. An up-to-date list of changes is also available at:
156 http://www.gpg4win.org/change-history.html
161 6. Version Numbers of Included Software
162 =======================================
167 7. Legal notices pertaining to the individual packets
168 =====================================================
170 Gpg4win consist of several independent developed packages, available
171 under different license conditions. Most of these packages however
172 are available under the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL). Common
173 to all is that they are free to use without restrictions, may be
174 modified and that modifications may be distributed. If the source
175 files (i.e. gpg4win-src-x.y.z.exe) are distributed along with the
176 binaries and the use of the GNU GPL has been pointed out, distribution
177 is in in all cases possible.
179 What follows is a list of copyright statements.