re. Moving from PGP to GnuPG and other questions ...

[Denis Green]

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Hello group


1/
Thanks for the responses. I've downloaded GPG and
installed the same. 

- - Since I don't have an earlier installation of *trusted GPG* 
            and 
- - couldn't succeed with the MD5sum command, I haven't
  verified the signatures.

So If someone can help me with the verification of
signatures, I'd be grateful


2/
Though I've been using PGP for a short while, I've never
checked detached signatures. 


3/
I've installed GPG and GPG shell in a temporary directory
(to test out till I verify signatures). I hope I can un-
install and re install GPG / shell, if need be (if the
signature check end up bad)

I've imported public / private keys from PGP using GPGKeys

I can see the keys when I start GPGKeys (though I
see each key repeated in two lines)


4/
When I try to encrypt files using GPGtools, I get to
select the file(to be encrypted), but when the 
" GPG Tools - Encrypt " window opens up, I don't see 
any public keys in the dialog box 


5/
What I've checked so far 
- ------------------------------
- - GPG.exe is in the path
- - GnuPG-Homedir has the config files
  http://www.gnupg.org/(en)/documentation/faqs.html#q5.8 
- - the correct directory (having config and keyrings ) is
  specified as the - GnuPG-Homedir in the GPgconfig window

6/
I've visited 
http://www.gnupg.org/(en)/documentation/faqs.html 
but can't find an answer to my problem


7/
any clues on where I've gone wrong ?
any help / directions are appreciated


8/
sorry about the "free " software stuff in my last post

9/
How does one denote "free as in free beer" (i.e.) Software
not requiring payment, while writing to groups like this ?

[and how to distinguish **that** from Free as in Freedom of
Speech ? -say a version of Linux that needs payment ]


thanks

DG



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