From wk at gnupg.org Fri Jul 6 12:23:54 2007 From: wk at gnupg.org (Werner Koch) Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2007 12:23:54 +0200 Subject: [Announce] GnuPG 2.0.5 released Message-ID: <87abu925l1.fsf@wheatstone.g10code.de> Hello! We are pleased to announce the availability of a new stable GnuPG-2 release: Version 2.0.5. This is maintenance release with a few bug fixes and support for building for W32 platforms. The GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG) is GNU's tool for secure communication and data storage. It can be used to encrypt data, create digital signatures, help authenticating using Secure Shell and to provide a framework for public key cryptography. It includes an advanced key management facility and is compliant with the OpenPGP and S/MIME standards. GnuPG-2 has a different architecture than GnuPG-1 (e.g. 1.4.7) in that it splits up functionality into several modules. However, both versions may be installed alongside without any conflict. In fact, the gpg version from GnuPG-1 is able to make use of the gpg-agent as included in GnuPG-2 and allows for seamless passphrase caching. The advantage of GnuPG-1 is its smaller size and the lack of dependency on other modules at run and build time. We will keep maintaining GnuPG-1 versions because they are very useful for small systems and for server based applications requiring only OpenPGP support. GnuPG is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL). GnuPG-2 works best on GNU/Linux or *BSD systems. What's New =========== * Switched license to GPLv3. * Basic support for Windows. Run "./autogen.sh --build-w32" to build it. As usual the mingw cross compiling toolchain is required. * Fixed bug when using the --p12-charset without --armor. * The command --gen-key may now be used instead of the gpgsm-gencert.sh script. * Changed key generation to reveal less information about the machine. Bug fixes for gpg2's card key generation. Note that we plan to released GnuPG 1.4.8 within the next few weeks. Getting the Software ==================== Please follow the instructions found at http://www.gnupg.org/download/ or read on: GnuPG 2.0.5 may be downloaded from one of the GnuPG mirror sites or direct from ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/gnupg/ . The list of mirrors can be found at http://www.gnupg.org/mirrors.html . Note, that GnuPG is not available at ftp.gnu.org. On the FTP server and ist mirrors you should find the following files in the gnupg/ directory: gnupg-2.0.5.tar.bz2 (3432k) gnupg-2.0.5.tar.bz2.sig GnuPG source compressed using BZIP2 and OpenPGP signature. gnupg-2.0.4-2.0.5.diff.bz2 (251k) A patch file to upgrade a 2.0.4 GnuPG source tree. This patch does not include updates of the language files. Note, that we don't distribute gzip compressed tarballs. Checking the Integrity ====================== In order to check that the version of GnuPG which you are going to install is an original and unmodified one, you can do it in one of the following ways: * If you already have a trusted version of GnuPG installed, you can simply check the supplied signature. For example to check the signature of the file gnupg-2.0.5.tar.bz2 you would use this command: gpg --verify gnupg-2.0.5.tar.bz2.sig This checks whether the signature file matches the source file. You should see a message indicating that the signature is good and made by that signing key. Make sure that you have the right key, either by checking the fingerprint of that key with other sources or by checking that the key has been signed by a trustworthy other key. Note, that you can retrieve the signing key using the command finger wk ,at' g10code.com or using a keyserver like gpg --recv-key 1CE0C630 The distribution key 1CE0C630 is signed by the well known key 5B0358A2. If you get an key expired message, you should retrieve a fresh copy as the expiration date might have been prolonged. NEVER USE A GNUPG VERSION YOU JUST DOWNLOADED TO CHECK THE INTEGRITY OF THE SOURCE - USE AN EXISTING GNUPG INSTALLATION! * If you are not able to use an old version of GnuPG, you have to verify the SHA-1 checksum. Assuming you downloaded the file gnupg-2.0.5.tar.bz2, you would run the sha1sum command like this: sha1sum gnupg-2.0.5.tar.bz2 and check that the output matches the first line from the following list: 9435e7fabe525ce943a5818008d412ecad244018 gnupg-2.0.5.tar.bz2 e9ff3b74aaa23e6a8503f7b910e44c0c34eead3b gnupg-2.0.4-2.0.5.diff.bz2 Internationalization ==================== GnuPG comes with support for 27 languages. Due to a lot of new and changed strings most translations are not entirely complete. The Swedish, Turkish, German and Russian translations are close to be complete. Documentation ============= We are currently working on an installation guide to explain in more detail how to configure the new features. As of now the chapters on gpg-agent and gpgsm include brief information on how to set up the whole thing. Please watch the GnuPG website for updates of the documentation. In the meantime you may search the GnuPG mailing list archives or ask on the gnupg-users mailing lists for advise on how to solve problems. Many of the new features are around for several years and thus enough public knowledge is already available. KDE's KMail is the most prominent user of GnuPG. In fact it has been developed along with the Kmail folks. Mutt users might want to use the configure option "--enable-gpgme" and "set use_crypt_gpgme" in ~/.muttrc to make use of GnuPG-2 to enable S/MIME in addition to a reworked OpenPGP support. The manual is also available online in HTML format at http://www.gnupg.org/documentation/manuals/gnupg/ and as an PDF at http://www.gnupg.org/documentation/manuals/gnupg.pdf . For questions on how to build for W32 you are best advised to ask on the gnupg-devel mailing list. Support ======= Improving GnuPG is costly, but you can help! We are looking for organizations that find GnuPG useful and wish to contribute back. You can contribute by reporting bugs, improve the software, or by donating money. Commercial support contracts for GnuPG are available, and they help finance continued maintenance. g10 Code GmbH, a Duesseldorf based company owned and headed by GnuPG's principal author, is currently funding GnuPG development. We are always looking for interesting development projects. The GnuPG service directory is available at: http://www.gnupg.org/service.html Thanks ====== We have to thank all the people who helped with this release, be it testing, coding, translating, suggesting, auditing, administering the servers, spreading the word or answering questions on the mailing lists. Happy Hacking, The GnuPG Team (David, Marcus, Werner and all other contributors) -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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It may be found in the file (about 907 KB/697 KB compressed) ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/gpgme/gpgme-1.1.5.tar.gz ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/gpgme/gpgme-1.1.5.tar.bz2 The following files are also available: ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/gpgme/gpgme-1.1.5.tar.gz.sig ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/gpgme/gpgme-1.1.5.tar.bz2.sig ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/gpgme/gpgme-1.1.4-1.1.5.diff.gz It should soon appear on the mirrors listed at: http://www.gnupg.org/mirrors.html Bug reports and requests for assistance should be sent to: gnupg-devel at gnupg.org The sha1sum checksums for this distibution are 364399bb53ba93373c64b9270a567dcb263fdf3c gpgme-1.1.4-1.1.5.diff.bz2 dc2744b4555192546566bba754e708991677badc gpgme-1.1.5.tar.bz2 cdc16881e84ba475b761225707e2f198352395dd gpgme-1.1.5.tar.bz2.sig 428d0faee47509e69ce95620d5075579296cb884 gpgme-1.1.5.tar.gz 34968a0b335d876c4ab05899b23078badedd319e gpgme-1.1.5.tar.gz.sig Noteworthy changes in version 1.1.5 (2007-07-09) ------------------------------------------------ * Bug and portability fixes (mainly for W32). Marcus Brinkmann mb at g10code.de -- g10 Code GmbH http://g10code.com AmtsGer. Wuppertal HRB 14459 H?ttenstr. 61 Gesch?ftsf?hrung Werner Koch D-40699 Erkrath -=- The GnuPG Experts -=- USt-Id DE215605608 From wk at gnupg.org Tue Jul 10 16:40:54 2007 From: wk at gnupg.org (Werner Koch) Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:40:54 +0200 Subject: [Announce] Gpg4win 1.1.1 released Message-ID: <87644s724p.fsf@wheatstone.g10code.de> Hi! We are pleased to announce the availability of Gpg4win, version 1.1.1. This is a maintenance release. It fixes a bug introduced with the last release (problems using gpg via %PATH%), prepares the road for future support of the S/MIME protocol and updates Sylpheed-Claws to its current stable version. About Gpg4win ------------- The Gpg4win project aims at updating the Gpg4win Windows installation package with GnuPG encryption tool, associated applications and documentation on a regular basis. Especially the documentation (handbooks "Novices", "Einsteiger" and "Durchblicker") are directly maintained as part of the gpg4win project. It is an international project. Due to the origin of the project the German language is fully supported. People helping with translations are very welcome! The main difference compared to all other similar approaches (mainly GnuPP, GnuPT, Windows Privacy Tools and GnuPG-Basics) is that the first thing developed was the Gpg4win-Builder. This builder allows to easily create new gpg4win.exe installers with updated components. The builder runs on any decent Unix system, preferable Debian GNU/Linux. Almost all products are automatically cross-compiled for integration into the installer. With this concept it is hoped to prevent quick aging of the installer package. This is due to easier updating and less dependancy on single developers. Noteworthy changes in version 1.1.1 (2007-07-10) ------------------------------------------------ * Replaced Sylpheed-Claws by a current Claws-Mail package. * Add command line tools for CMS (S/MIME) to the standard installer. * Translations of the installer are now done in the usual GNU gettext way. * Fixed a couple of bugs. * Included components are: GnuPG: 1.4.7 GnuPG2: 2.0.5 [*] GPA: 0.7.6 GPGol: 0.9.91 GPGee: 1.3.1 WinPT: 1.2.0 Claws-Mail: 2.10.0 [*] Novices: 1.0.0 Einsteiger: 2.0.2 Durchblicker: 2.0.2 (Marked packages are updated since the last release) Future Work ----------- * We are currently working on integrating S/MIME support into Claws-Mail. * IMAP support for Claws-Mail is also in the works. Using GPG via %PATH% -------------------- As of version 1.1.0, Gpg4win updates the PATH variable to include a new public directory containing the command line tools of Gpg4win. To avoid having a bunch of DLLs in the PATH a special wrapper is used to access these tools. With this release the wrapper should actually work and allows access to gpg, gpgsm and gpg-connect-agent from anywhere in the system without the need to know where Gpg4win has been installed. Developers of frontends making use of Gpg4win might want to avoid the use of these wrappers. A hidden option in the wrapper makes the actual used binary available. For example, running "gpg --version --version" will print the following to stdout if the wrapper is being used: gpgwrap (Gpg4win) 1.1.1 ;C:\Programme\GNU\GnuPG\gpg.exe gpg (GnuPG) 1.4.7 .... The string after the semicolon to the end of the first line may be used for future invocations of gpg.exe. Installation ------------ For installation instructions, please visit http://www.gpg4win.org or read on. Developers who want to *build an installer* need to get the following files from http://wald.intevation.org/projects/gpg4win/ : gpg4win-1.1.1.tar.bz2 (4.3M) gpg4win-1.1.1.tar.bz2.sig The second file is a digital signature of the the first file. Either check that this signature is fine or compare with the checksums given below. (see also http://www.gnupg.org/download/integrity_check.html) The *ready to use installer* is available at: http://ftp.gpg4win.org/gpg4win-1.1.1.exe (9.0M) http://ftp.gpg4win.org/gpg4win-1.1.1.exe.sig Or using the ftp protocol at: ftp://ftp.gpg4win.org/gpg4win/gpg4win-1.1.0.exe (9.0M) ftp://ftp.gpg4win.org/gpg4win/gpg4win-1.1.0.exe.sig SHA1 and MD5 checksums for these files are given below. If you don't need the manuals or the GnuPG2 command line tools for S/MIME, you might alternatively download the "light" version of the installer: http://ftp.gpg4win.org/gpg4win-light-1.1.1.exe (5.7M) http://ftp.gpg4win.org/gpg4win-light-1.1.1.exe.sig or using FTP at: ftp://ftp.gpg4win.org/gpg4win/gpg4win-1.1.1.exe (5.7M) ftp://ftp.gpg4win.org/gpg4win/gpg4win-1.1.1.exe.sig A separate installer with the the sources used to build the above installer is available at: ftp://ftp.gpg4win.org/gpg4win/gpg4win-src-1.1.1.exe (57M) ftp://ftp.gpg4win.org/gpg4win/gpg4win-src-1.1.1.exe.sig Most people don't need this source installer; it is merely stored on that server to satisfy the conditions of the GPL. In general it is better to get the gpg4win builder tarball (see above) and follow the instructions in the README to build new installers; building the installer is not possible on Windows machines and works best on current Debian GNU/Linux systems (we use the mingw32 package from Sid). SHA1 checksums are: 14ce65038cc6814649bf17be136271da7dd6bbeb gpg4win-1.1.1.exe 7bc5dea3eb3b1f90898dc881fbc882fb04aa44af gpg4win-light-1.1.1.exe 6ce77994eb181cca823d9c28444cd7b95f0c1af3 gpg4win-src-1.1.1.exe 8ffcaac64751f4df6e4e8f42be682845ee7da579 gpg4win-1.1.1.tar.bz2 MD5 checksums are: b7d78ac0fadf49725dcb99e764a99bd3 gpg4win-1.1.1.exe bb80feedfeb8bd5187bd43d53bfdf4d5 gpg4win-light-1.1.1.exe 9e565ffd67eeb66fed78fada3c92260d gpg4win-src-1.1.1.exe b6c4fb52319b1d10b0fde01b71297218 gpg4win-1.1.1.tar.bz2 If you have problems downloading the above files, you may try the mirror server http://ftp.no.gpg4win.org/pub/gpg4win/ . We like to thank the authors of the included packages, the NSIS authors, all other contributors and first of all, those folks who stayed with us and tested the early releases of gpg4win. To help furthering this project, please consider to sponsor the development. See http://www.gpg4win.org . Happy hacking, The Gpg4win hackers -- g10 Code GmbH http://g10code.com AmtsGer. Wuppertal HRB 14459 H?ttenstr. 61 Gesch?ftsf?hrung Werner Koch D-40699 Erkrath -=- The GnuPG Experts -=- USt-Id DE215605608 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 196 bytes Desc: not available Url : /pipermail/attachments/20070710/ac700c15/attachment-0001.pgp From wk at gnupg.org Thu Aug 16 16:10:30 2007 From: wk at gnupg.org (Werner Koch) Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:10:30 +0200 Subject: [Announce] GnuPG 2.0.6 released Message-ID: <871we3po2x.fsf@wheatstone.g10code.de> Hello! We are pleased to announce the availability of a new stable GnuPG-2 release: Version 2.0.6 This is maintenance release with a few minor enhancements. The GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG) is GNU's tool for secure communication and data storage. It can be used to encrypt data, create digital signatures, help authenticating using Secure Shell and to provide a framework for public key cryptography. It includes an advanced key management facility and is compliant with the OpenPGP and S/MIME standards. GnuPG-2 has a different architecture than GnuPG-1 (e.g. 1.4.6) in that it splits up functionality into several modules. However, both versions may be installed alongside without any conflict. In fact, the gpg version from GnuPG-1 is able to make use of the gpg-agent as included in GnuPG-2 and allows for seamless passphrase caching. The advantage of GnuPG-1 is its smaller size and the lack of dependency on other modules at run and build time. We will keep maintaining GnuPG-1 versions because they are very useful for small systems and for server based applications requiring only OpenPGP support. GnuPG is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL). GnuPG-2 works best on GNU/Linux or *BSD systems. What's New =========== * GPGSM does now grok --default-key. * GPGCONF is now aware of --default-key and --encrypt-to. * GPGSM does again correctly print the serial number as well the the various keyids. This was broken since 2.0.4. * New option --validation-model and support for the chain-model. * Improved Windows support. Getting the Software ==================== Please follow the instructions found at http://www.gnupg.org/download/ or read on: GnuPG 2.0.6 may be downloaded from one of the GnuPG mirror sites or direct from ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/gnupg/ . The list of mirrors can be found at http://www.gnupg.org/mirrors.html . Note, that GnuPG is not available at ftp.gnu.org. On the FTP server and ist mirrors you should find the following files in the gnupg/ directory: gnupg-2.0.6.tar.bz2 (3482k) gnupg-2.0.6.tar.bz2.sig GnuPG source compressed using BZIP2 and OpenPGP signature. gnupg-2.0.5-2.0.6.diff.bz2 (46k) A patch file to upgrade a 2.0.5 GnuPG source tree. This patch does not include updates of the language files. Note, that we don't distribute gzip compressed tarballs. Checking the Integrity ====================== In order to check that the version of GnuPG which you are going to install is an original and unmodified one, you can do it in one of the following ways: * If you already have a trusted version of GnuPG installed, you can simply check the supplied signature. For example to check the signature of the file gnupg-2.0.6.tar.bz2 you would use this command: gpg --verify gnupg-2.0.6.tar.bz2.sig This checks whether the signature file matches the source file. You should see a message indicating that the signature is good and made by that signing key. Make sure that you have the right key, either by checking the fingerprint of that key with other sources or by checking that the key has been signed by a trustworthy other key. Note, that you can retrieve the signing key using the command finger wk ,at' g10code.com or using a keyserver like gpg --recv-key 1CE0C630 The distribution key 1CE0C630 is signed by the well known key 5B0358A2. If you get an key expired message, you should retrieve a fresh copy as the expiration date might have been prolonged. NEVER USE A GNUPG VERSION YOU JUST DOWNLOADED TO CHECK THE INTEGRITY OF THE SOURCE - USE AN EXISTING GNUPG INSTALLATION! * If you are not able to use an old version of GnuPG, you have to verify the SHA-1 checksum. Assuming you downloaded the file gnupg-2.0.6.tar.bz2, you would run the sha1sum command like this: sha1sum gnupg-2.0.6.tar.bz2 and check that the output matches the first line from the following list: 4aa9a3ecc954126cfc0a30bef94ec6e1fbbc7009 gnupg-2.0.6.tar.bz2 20ea4caaf8f2ff6c5432221f48601ba9162871ea gnupg-2.0.5-2.0.6.diff.bz2 Internationalization ==================== GnuPG comes with support for 27 languages. Due to a lot of new and changed strings most translations are not entirely complete. The Swedish, Turkish, German and Russian translations close to be complete. Documentation ============= We are currently working on an installation guide to explain in more detail how to configure the new features. As of now the chapters on gpg-agent and gpgsm include brief information on how to set up the whole thing. Please watch the GnuPG website for updates of the documentation. In the meantime you may search the GnuPG mailing list archives or ask on the gnupg-users mailing lists for advise on how to solve problems. Many of the new features are around for several years and thus enough public knowledge is already available. KDE's KMail is the most prominent user of GnuPG. In fact it has been developed along with the Kmail folks. Mutt users might want to use the configure option "--enable-gpgme" and "set use_crypt_gpgme" in ~/.muttrc to make use of GnuPG-2 to enable S/MIME in addition to a reworked OpenPGP support. The manual is also available online in HTML format at http://www.gnupg.org/documentation/manuals/gnupg/ and in Portable Document Format at http://www.gnupg.org/documentation/manuals/gnupg.pdf . Support ======= Improving GnuPG is costly, but you can help! We are looking for organizations that find GnuPG useful and wish to contribute back. You can contribute by reporting bugs, improve the software, or by donating money. Commercial support contracts for GnuPG are available, and they help finance continued maintenance. g10 Code GmbH, a Duesseldorf based company owned and headed by GnuPG's principal author, is currently funding GnuPG development. We are always looking for interesting development projects. The GnuPG service directory is available at: http://www.gnupg.org/service.html Thanks ====== We have to thank all the people who helped with this release, be it testing, coding, translating, suggesting, auditing, administering the servers, spreading the word or answering questions on the mailing lists. Happy Hacking, The GnuPG Team (David, Marcus, Werner and all other contributors) -- Die Gedanken sind frei. Auschnahmen regelt ein Bundeschgesetz. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 196 bytes Desc: not available Url : /pipermail/attachments/20070816/359fca2f/attachment.pgp From wk at gnupg.org Mon Sep 10 18:46:14 2007 From: wk at gnupg.org (Werner Koch) Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:46:14 +0200 Subject: [Announce] GnuPG 2.0.7 released Message-ID: <87tzq2qxih.fsf@wheatstone.g10code.de> Hello! We are pleased to announce the availability of a new stable GnuPG-2 release: Version 2.0.7 This is maintenance release with a few minor enhancements. The GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG) is GNU's tool for secure communication and data storage. It can be used to encrypt data, create digital signatures, help authenticating using Secure Shell and to provide a framework for public key cryptography. It includes an advanced key management facility and is compliant with the OpenPGP and S/MIME standards. GnuPG-2 has a different architecture than GnuPG-1 (e.g. 1.4.6) in that it splits up functionality into several modules. However, both versions may be installed alongside without any conflict. In fact, the gpg version from GnuPG-1 is able to make use of the gpg-agent as included in GnuPG-2 and allows for seamless passphrase caching. The advantage of GnuPG-1 is its smaller size and the lack of dependency on other modules at run and build time. We will keep maintaining GnuPG-1 versions because they are very useful for small systems and for server based applications requiring only OpenPGP support. GnuPG is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL version 3). GnuPG-2 works best on GNU/Linux or *BSD systems. What's New =========== * Fixed encryption problem if duplicate certificates are in the keybox. * Made it work on Windows Vista [1]. Note that the entire Windows port is still considered Beta. * Add new options min-passphrase-nonalpha, check-passphrase-pattern, enforce-passphrase-constraints and max-passphrase-days to gpg-agent. * Add command --check-components to gpgconf. Gpgconf now uses the installed versions of the programs and does not anymore search via PATH for them. Getting the Software ==================== Please follow the instructions found at http://www.gnupg.org/download/ or read on: GnuPG 2.0.7 may be downloaded from one of the GnuPG mirror sites or direct from ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/gnupg/ . The list of mirrors can be found at http://www.gnupg.org/mirrors.html . Note, that GnuPG is not available at ftp.gnu.org. On the FTP server and ist mirrors you should find the following files in the gnupg/ directory: gnupg-2.0.7.tar.bz2 (3525k) gnupg-2.0.7.tar.bz2.sig GnuPG source compressed using BZIP2 and OpenPGP signature. gnupg-2.0.6-2.0.7.diff.bz2 (53k) A patch file to upgrade a 2.0.6 GnuPG source tree. This patch does not include updates of the language files. Note, that we don't distribute gzip compressed tarballs. Checking the Integrity ====================== In order to check that the version of GnuPG which you are going to install is an original and unmodified one, you can do it in one of the following ways: * If you already have a trusted version of GnuPG installed, you can simply check the supplied signature. For example to check the signature of the file gnupg-2.0.7.tar.bz2 you would use this command: gpg --verify gnupg-2.0.7.tar.bz2.sig This checks whether the signature file matches the source file. You should see a message indicating that the signature is good and made by that signing key. Make sure that you have the right key, either by checking the fingerprint of that key with other sources or by checking that the key has been signed by a trustworthy other key. Note, that you can retrieve the signing key using the command finger wk ,at' g10code.com or using a keyserver like gpg --recv-key 1CE0C630 The distribution key 1CE0C630 is signed by the well known key 5B0358A2. If you get an key expired message, you should retrieve a fresh copy as the expiration date might have been prolonged. NEVER USE A GNUPG VERSION YOU JUST DOWNLOADED TO CHECK THE INTEGRITY OF THE SOURCE - USE AN EXISTING GNUPG INSTALLATION! * If you are not able to use an old version of GnuPG, you have to verify the SHA-1 checksum. Assuming you downloaded the file gnupg-2.0.7.tar.bz2, you would run the sha1sum command like this: sha1sum gnupg-2.0.7.tar.bz2 and check that the output matches the first line from the following list: f7d9ae7695bd9b849475b482bb7b027ec6fadbae gnupg-2.0.7.tar.bz2 77ab84d4128dfc745f7e8d20b23a6842e84287fc gnupg-2.0.6-2.0.7.diff.bz2 Internationalization ==================== GnuPG comes with support for 27 languages. Due to a lot of new and changed strings most translations are not entirely complete. The Swedish, Turkish, German and Russian translations close to be complete. Documentation ============= We are currently working on an installation guide to explain in more detail how to configure the new features. As of now the chapters on gpg-agent and gpgsm include brief information on how to set up the whole thing. Please watch the GnuPG website for updates of the documentation. In the meantime you may search the GnuPG mailing list archives or ask on the gnupg-users mailing lists for advise on how to solve problems. Many of the new features are around for several years and thus enough public knowledge is already available. KDE's KMail is the most prominent user of GnuPG. In fact it has been developed along with the Kmail folks. Mutt users might want to use the configure option "--enable-gpgme" and "set use_crypt_gpgme" in ~/.muttrc to make use of GnuPG-2 to enable S/MIME in addition to a reworked OpenPGP support. The manual is also available online in HTML format at http://www.gnupg.org/documentation/manuals/gnupg/ and in Portable Document Format at http://www.gnupg.org/documentation/manuals/gnupg.pdf . Support ======= Improving GnuPG is costly, but you can help! We are looking for organizations that find GnuPG useful and wish to contribute back. You can contribute by reporting bugs, improve the software, or by donating money. Commercial support contracts for GnuPG are available, and they help finance continued maintenance. g10 Code GmbH, a Duesseldorf based company owned and headed by GnuPG's principal author, is currently funding GnuPG development. We are always looking for interesting development projects. The GnuPG service directory is available at: http://www.gnupg.org/service.html Thanks ====== We have to thank all the people who helped with this release, be it testing, coding, translating, suggesting, auditing, administering the servers, spreading the word or answering questions on the mailing lists. Happy Hacking, The GnuPG Team (David, Marcus, Werner and all other contributors) [1] Although Vista is a good improvement on the quite bad Microsoft Windows' security in the past, there are a lot of problems with proprietary software and in particular with that new version. Please see http://badvista.fsf.org/. -- Die Gedanken sind frei. Auschnahme regelt ein Bundeschgesetz. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 196 bytes Desc: not available Url : /pipermail/attachments/20070910/889178d5/attachment.pgp