KMail/gpg

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    You can use kmail and gpg to send encrypted or digitally signed mail. To do this, there are the buttons "sign" and "encrypt" in the kmail compose window. It appears if you click on "File|New|New message".

    TroubleShooting

    Whatever problems arise, first make sure your gpg is properly set up:

    gpg --list-keys
    

    Has to deliver something like

    /root/.gnupg/pubring.gpg
    ------------------------
    pub   1024R/307E3D54 2006-03-21 [expires: 2010-05-05] 
    uid                  SuSE Package Signing Key <[email protected]>
    
    pub   1024D/9C800ACA 2000-10-19 [expires: 2010-05-05]
    uid                  SuSE Package Signing Key <[email protected]>
    

    and much more lines.

    Check that

    gpg --update-trustdb
    

    does not deliver

    gpg: no ultimately trusted keys found
    

    If you have a keyring saved to your disk, reload ("import") it like this:

    cat secring.skr | gpg --import
    

    Then call kgpg and set your trust on this key to ultimate.