KMail and PgP

From: Charles Howse (chowse_at_charter.net)
Date: 01/30/04

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    To: Fedora <fedora-list@redhat.com>
    Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 16:22:43 -0600
    
    

    Hi,

    Recently, my email address was hijacked, and used to send a virus to an
    address with a .ru domain.
    This has sparked my interest in signing my email.

    Having used PgP on Windows, my understanding of the way this all works is...

    I install the necessary software to digitally sign my email, and upload the
    public key to a keyserver.
    I then sign my email, and anyone wanting to verify my identity looks up the
    public key, assures themselves that it is really me, and then downloads the
    key to their keyring.
    Persons who are sure that this key belongs to me can sign the key, as well.
    Then, persons can then be reasonably sure that email containing my digital
    signature actually came from me.
    Am I close enough in my understanding?

    I found http://kmail.kde.org/kmail-pgpmime-howto.html
    Is this the definitive HOWTO for signing email in KMail, or is there a better
    reference out there for KMail in FC1?

    I'm not opposed to compliing the software as the above page indicates, but I
    have a "Personal Desktop" installation of FC1, and wonder if I have the
    compiler installed?

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    Charles Howse
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