Re: no encrypt key for [email protected]

> Gottfried <[email protected]> writes:
>
>>
>> 2.
>> I tried to send an encrypted mail through gnus
>> and it worked.
>> but I can´t open an encrypted email in gnus.
>>
>> may be the private key is missing.
>> I can´t find my private keys, in order to copy it to the key folder, 
>> which emacs shows.
>>

>
> 2. It is possible that you do not have Emacs/Gnus configured
> correctly, but it also possible that you do not have gpg
> configured correctly for encryption/decryption.  Because you
> have these multiple layers (emacs using -> gnus using -> epa
> using -> gpg), you might have to work through the multiple
> layers to get decryption to work.
>
> The Info manual for EasyPG Assistant (epa) can be read in
> Emacs at (info "(epa)Top").  In its "Quick Start" section it
> says:
>
>   "However, to use the full set of EasyPG Assistant's
>    functions you should have at least some minimum GnuPG
>    configuration in place.
>
>    John Michael Ashley's GNU Privacy Handbook, available
>    online as part of the GnuPG user guides
>    (https://gnupg.org/documentation/guides.html),
>    provides an introduction to GnuPG use and configuration."
>
> So, a place to start is to establish that you have a minimum
> GnuPG configuration in place by reading Ashley’s handbook.
> You can visit that website in Emacs (using ‘eww’) or using a
> separate web browser.  At that website, there are links to
> the handbook in multiple languages, including German (de):
>
>    https://gnupg.org/gph/de/manual/index.html
>
> Here are sections in the other possible layers that might
> need to be configured:
>
>   (info "(epa) Key management")
>   (info "(message) Security")
>   (info "(gnus) Security")
>
> You can also check that "symmetric" encryption/decryption
> works in Dired, which allows you to encrypt/decrypt files:
>
>   (info "(emacs) Operating on Files")

Another source to bookmark is the GnuPG Frequently-Asked
Questions (FAQ) list:

   https://gnupg.org/faq/gnupg-faq.html

Section 8 is titled "How do I start using GnuPG?"

   https://gnupg.org/faq/gnupg-faq.html#starting_out

   "The very first thing is to join the GnuPG-Users mailing
    list. You’ll find it to be a welcoming community that’s
    friendly to newcomers and is eager to help out."

The link to the GnuPG-Users mailing list is:

   https://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users

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