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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 Please read the section "3. Known Bugs (and Workarounds)" of this
31 README before you start working with Gpg4win.
33 Gpg4win supports these platforms:
35 * Operating System: Windows XP and later Versions (for all: 32/64 bit)
37 * MS Outlook: 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 (for all: only 32bit!)
43 Included Gpg4win components in Version !VERSION! are:
48 New in Gpg4win Version !VERSION! (!BUILD_ISODATE!)
49 -----------------------------------------
51 - Claws Mail has been removed from the package. Users of
52 Claws Mail should switch to the version maintained by
53 the Claws Mail initiative available on:
54 http://www.claws-mail.org/win32/
56 - GnuPG has been updated to Version 2.0.29.
58 - X509 Certificate requests can now again generated with
61 - GPA has been updated to Version 0.9.9
64 3. Known Bugs (and Workarounds)
65 ===============================
67 - Using smart cards with Kleopatra:
70 The initial setting of a smart card with Kleopatra is not yet
71 possible. Please run the following steps once to use your smart
73 Use the gpg command line tool to create a new OpenPGP certificate
74 on your card (a) or to activate your existing certificate of
77 (a) Create new certificate
79 - Run "gpg --card-edit".
80 - Switch to admin modus by enter: "admin".
81 - Enter "generate" to create a new certificate.
83 (b) Activate existing certificate of your card
84 - Import associated (public) certificate of your card (e.g.
85 from certificate server or from a exported certificate file).
87 - Run "gpg --card-status".
89 * X.509 Telesec Netkey 3 card
90 Use Kleopatra to initialize your card:
92 - Click on the flashing Kleopatra system tray icon (or use the
93 context menu "smart card" of the system tray icon and run the
94 "learn card" command directly).
96 After finishing these steps your OpenPGP / X.509 certificate from your
97 smart card is shown in Kleopatra under the tab "My certificates"
98 (marked with a smart card icon).
100 - Using the Outlook Plugin "GpgOL":
102 * You defintely should create copies of your old encrypted/signed
103 emails before installing GpgOL, e.g. in the form of PST files.
105 * For Outlook 2003/2007 only:
106 Sending signed or encrypted messages via an Exchange based account
108 [see https://bugs.g10code.com/gnupg/issue1102]
109 (Please note, using SMTP with GpgOL and Exchange seems to be work.
110 Or use GpgOL with Outlook 2010/2013.)
112 * For Outlook 2003/2007 only:
113 Encrypted E-Mails occuring un-encrypted on the email server: It
114 can happen that parts of encrypted emails are copied to your email
115 server (IMAP or MAPI) in un-encrypted/decrypted form when creating
116 or viewing them. Affected is the content of the email view
117 window, thus usually the so-called email body. Attachments are
118 not affected. Switching off the Outlook preview will lower the
119 probability of this to happen, but not eliminate the issue.
120 Or use GpgOL with Outlook 2010/2013.
126 For installation instructions please read the new Gpg4win Compendium:
127 http://www.gpg4win.org/doc/en/gpg4win-compendium_11.html
129 Hints for automated installations (without user dialogs):
130 http://www.gpg4win.org/doc/en/gpg4win-compendium_35.html
136 Listed below are the changes as recorded in the source distribution's
137 NEWS file. An up-to-date list of changes is also available at:
138 http://www.gpg4win.org/change-history.html
143 6. Version Numbers of Included Software
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149 7. Legal notices pertaining to the individual packets
150 =====================================================
152 Gpg4win consist of several independent developed packages, available
153 under different license conditions. Most of these packages however
154 are available under the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL). Common
155 to all is that they are free to use without restrictions, may be
156 modified and that modifications may be distributed. If the source
157 files (i.e. gpg4win-src-x.y.z.exe) are distributed along with the
158 binaries and the use of the GNU GPL has been pointed out, distribution
159 is in in all cases possible.
161 What follows is a list of copyright statements.