Re: [Enigmail] Best way to move to TB 78
Mark <[email protected]> Sat, 24 Oct 2020 14:53:14 -0700
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --===============8131195320113727601== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------AD17401C7F32EF92203FFB52" Content-Language: en-US This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------AD17401C7F32EF92203FFB52 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have TB 78 on one machine that I installed fresh (no TB nor GPG) on there originally and it seems to be working fine. On my main one it is still at 68 but now shows an upgrade to 78. From what I have heard there will no longer be any updates for 68 I will be upgrading it to 78 as well= =2E On 10/24/2020 2:17 AM, Patrick Brunschwig wrote: > On 23.10.2020 15:57, Andreas Hirsch wrote: >> Hi Patrick, >> >> Patrick Brunschwig schrieb am 25.09.2020 um 07:31: >>> On 25.09.2020 07:28, Mark wrote: >>>> Currently I'm using TB 68 with Enigmail and GPG4Win on one system. >>>> I would like to try out TB 78 with it's Open PGP but want to test >>>> it on a separate machine which does not have TB, Enigmail, nor >>>> GPG4Win on it at all. >>>> >>>> How would be the best way to accomplish this so that it imports my=20 >>>> private and public keys into it? The mail itself can be >>>> re-downloaded off the servers so not real worried about that. I'm >>>> just not sure how best to handle the PGP keys. >>> Read the following article:=20 >>> https://sourceforge.net/p/enigmail/forum/announce/thread/7dcd29e5f9/ >> 'With the Thunderbird 78.2.1 release, OpenPGP in Thunderbird is >> considered complete, and upgrading of installations from Thunderbird 6= 8 >> to 78 was activated.' >> >> In the meantime, only at one pc in my bussines and private relations >> migration was offered. >> >> So I have two questions: >> >> - do you have any information wether the automatic migration process >> hast been stopped? > Automatic migration has been enabled and re-disabled a few times due to= > bugs and problems with TB 78. AFAIK, migration should currently be > enabled, but a low rate. > >> - do you recommend to start migration by hand? > I can't give a recommendation. But here is a thought: if the Thunderbir= d > developers would be 100% convinced that everything is perfectly fine, > they would probably push migration more actively and at a higher rate > than they do. > > -Patrick > > > _______________________________________________ > enigmail-users mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or make changes to your subscription click here: > https://admin.hostpoint.ch/mailman/listinfo/enigmail-users_enigmail.net= --=20 PGP Key Upon Request --------------AD17401C7F32EF92203FFB52 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3DUTF-= 8"> </head> <body> <p>I have TB 78 on one machine that I installed fresh (no TB nor GPG) on there originally and it seems to be working fine. On my main one it is still at 68 but now shows an upgrade to 78. From what I have heard there will no longer be any updates for 68 I will be upgrading it to 78 as well. <br> </p> <div class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">On 10/24/2020 2:17 AM, Patrick Brunschwig wrote:<br> </div> <blockquote type=3D"cite" cite=3D"mid:[email protected]"> <pre class=3D"moz-quote-pre" wrap=3D"">On 23.10.2020 15:57, Andreas = Hirsch wrote: </pre> <blockquote type=3D"cite"> <pre class=3D"moz-quote-pre" wrap=3D"">Hi Patrick, Patrick Brunschwig schrieb am 25.09.2020 um 07:31: </pre> <blockquote type=3D"cite"> <pre class=3D"moz-quote-pre" wrap=3D"">On 25.09.2020 07:28, Mark= wrote: </pre> </blockquote> <pre class=3D"moz-quote-pre" wrap=3D""> </pre> <blockquote type=3D"cite"> <blockquote type=3D"cite"> <pre class=3D"moz-quote-pre" wrap=3D"">Currently I'm using TB = 68 with Enigmail and GPG4Win on one system. I would like to try out TB 78 with it's Open PGP but want to test it on a separate machine which does not have TB, Enigmail, nor GPG4Win on it at all. How would be the best way to accomplish this so that it imports my private and public keys into it? The mail itself can be re-downloaded off the servers so not real worried about that. I'm just not sure how best to handle the PGP keys. </pre> </blockquote> <pre class=3D"moz-quote-pre" wrap=3D""> Read the following article: <a class=3D"moz-txt-link-freetext" href=3D"https://sourceforge.net/p/enigm= ail/forum/announce/thread/7dcd29e5f9/">https://sourceforge.net/p/enigmail/= forum/announce/thread/7dcd29e5f9/</a> </pre> </blockquote> <pre class=3D"moz-quote-pre" wrap=3D""> 'With the Thunderbird 78.2.1 release, OpenPGP in Thunderbird is considered complete, and upgrading of installations from Thunderbird 68 to 78 was activated.' In the meantime, only at one pc in my bussines and private relations migration was offered. So I have two questions: - do you have any information wether the automatic migration process hast been stopped? </pre> </blockquote> <pre class=3D"moz-quote-pre" wrap=3D""> Automatic migration has been enabled and re-disabled a few times due to bugs and problems with TB 78. AFAIK, migration should currently be enabled, but a low rate. </pre> <blockquote type=3D"cite"> <pre class=3D"moz-quote-pre" wrap=3D"">- do you recommend to start= migration by hand? </pre> </blockquote> <pre class=3D"moz-quote-pre" wrap=3D""> I can't give a recommendation. But here is a thought: if the Thunderbird developers would be 100% convinced that everything is perfectly fine, they would probably push migration more actively and at a higher rate than they do. -Patrick </pre> <br> <fieldset class=3D"mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset> <pre class=3D"moz-quote-pre" wrap=3D"">_____________________________= __________________ enigmail-users mailing list <a class=3D"moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href=3D"mailto:enigmail-users@enigma= il.net">[email protected]</a> To unsubscribe or make changes to your subscription click here: <a class=3D"moz-txt-link-freetext" href=3D"https://admin.hostpoint.ch/mail= man/listinfo/enigmail-users_enigmail.net">https://admin.hostpoint.ch/mailm= an/listinfo/enigmail-users_enigmail.net</a> </pre> </blockquote> <pre class=3D"moz-signature" cols=3D"72">-- PGP Key Upon Request</pre> </body> </html> --------------AD17401C7F32EF92203FFB52-- --===============8131195320113727601== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ enigmail-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or make changes to your subscription click here: https://admin.hostpoint.ch/mailman/listinfo/enigmail-users_enigmail.net --===============8131195320113727601==--