Mailsmith-GPG Scripts is software that enables users to secure their email communication. The software is capable of encrypting, decrypting, signing, and verifying email messages using GPG. It ensures the confidentiality and authenticity of email messages for better privacy protection.
Mailsmith, the e-mail client developed by BareBones, has been well-known for its native PGP support in its MacOS 9 version. However, this feature was not included in the MacOS X version due to the absence of a MacOS X port of PGP. Fortunately, some developers have made it possible to have an open-source alternative to PGP, called GPG, that's fully compatible with the former.
Mailsmith-GPG Scripts is an Applescript package for Mailsmith that enables users to encrypt, decrypt, sign, and verify messages using GPG. This software update package comes with some new features that address the limitations of the previous version. Firstly, an Artistic License has been added to the package to ensure legal compliance. Secondly, it was discovered that using the filesystem would significantly decrease performance and increase the likelihood of bugs; thus, all operations are now done without using the filesystem.
Additionally, the Decrypt and Verify scripts have been merged into a single, "intelligent" script. A new "Sign & Encrypt" script has also been added to the package. The Encrypt function now supports multiple recipients, which are automatically taken from the "To:" field, and outputs verbose information by using the -v option in GPG instead of -q. Finally, a bug that caused the scripts to fail when key names contained a single quote has been partially fixed.
In conclusion, Mailsmith-GPG Scripts is an excellent Applescript package for Mailsmith that brings back the PGP support for MacOS X by using GPG. It's a great software update that comes with significant improvements and new functionalities that will make encrypting, decrypting, signing, and verifying messages more accessible and safer to do.
Mailsmith-GPG Scripts is an Applescript package for Mailsmith that enables users to encrypt, decrypt, sign, and verify messages using GPG. This software update package comes with some new features that address the limitations of the previous version. Firstly, an Artistic License has been added to the package to ensure legal compliance. Secondly, it was discovered that using the filesystem would significantly decrease performance and increase the likelihood of bugs; thus, all operations are now done without using the filesystem.
Additionally, the Decrypt and Verify scripts have been merged into a single, "intelligent" script. A new "Sign & Encrypt" script has also been added to the package. The Encrypt function now supports multiple recipients, which are automatically taken from the "To:" field, and outputs verbose information by using the -v option in GPG instead of -q. Finally, a bug that caused the scripts to fail when key names contained a single quote has been partially fixed.
In conclusion, Mailsmith-GPG Scripts is an excellent Applescript package for Mailsmith that brings back the PGP support for MacOS X by using GPG. It's a great software update that comes with significant improvements and new functionalities that will make encrypting, decrypting, signing, and verifying messages more accessible and safer to do.
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