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260 reviews for this add-on
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Sorry, I'm heavily confused right now with this add-on. Everywhere I go, I read enigmail is not supported with thunderbird anymore, because of the build in OpenPGP functionality. It's even written on the enigmail website, also there are several threads in the forum mentioning there is no support with thunderbird 78+ and no intends to do so in the future. Yet here is this addon in Version 2.2.4.1 claiming it's compatible with 78+ only. Besides I can't find any Information about it on the website or forum. Are there even some release notes somewhere?
Please, can anyone explain to me what is going on? Does enigmail work with thunderbird 78+, is it necessary, does it add functionality? Should I use enigmail or just take the build in OpenPGP functionality of thunderbird?
Enigmail 2.2.x is not a fully functional OpenPGP plugin. It serves to assist users migrating from Thunderbird 68 to 78. If you didn't use Enigmail with TB 68, then there is nothing you can gain by installing it now.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent upgrade!
2 questions:
is it now required for everyone who send me encrypted messages to digitally signed their message so I can decrypt their message?
when i send an encrypted file, the recipients can decrypt the message and can't decrypt the file as it is said that the file isn't legit. What did i do wrong?
It's technically not required to sign an encrypted message. But doing so is mostly a good idea.
For decryption of the file, that's impossible to tell, and this is not a support forum. Please address your question at https://support.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
An excellent add-on which I only recently discovered and which has already been retired in TB 78. After wasting a lot of time trying to get the built-in encryption working in TB78 (without success) I simply gave up and went back to TB 68 + Enigmail. I guess I will be there until TB native encryption works and comes close to the Enigmail features and ease of use
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.2.4).Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Is it possible to continue using this add on with v77a of Thunderbird ? We need to use this version for o365 Oauth2 support. It does not include the native PGP client.
We do not want to use the native PGP support which is included in the later version 78 of Thunderbird.
Can we continue to use the addon with v77a so we have oauth2 support ?
That is not possible. The last supported version is 68.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Please do not retire this add-on! The Thunderbird's native support is not comparable to the feature set of Enigmail and there is no reason the two shall not be available at the same time!
For me the absolute deal breaker is the separation from GnuPG keychain, but other differences are also not to my satisfaction.
Please reconsider.
Thanks for the flowers :-)
Continuing Enigmail is not an option. However, if you absolutely want to stick to Enigmail, you might want to consider switching to Postbox (https://postbox-inc.com) or Interlink Mail & News (https://binaryoutcast.com/projects/interlink). Both are forks of Thunderbird 52.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
I wholeheartedly agree with the previous reviewer. The native OpenPGP support forced upon us in Thunderbird 78 is sadly lacking. I've used Enigmail for years and now it's sorely missed, while I try fiddling with the hidden settings to get Thunderbird to do maybe 10% of what Enigmail did :(
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.2.3).Rated 5 out of 5 stars
EDIT: Nevermind, I got my smartcard to work following the instructions from https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird:OpenPGP:Smartcards
This extension is perfect, way better than the native GPG feature that was forced upon us in the latest version of Thunderbird.
The native GPG support is pretty much useless without smartcard support for private-key and public-key operations.
Who would trust to have a private key in a computer connected to the internet?
Well, I digress...
Is there any way to keep using your add-on, even after upgrading Thunderbird to newest versions?
Congratulations for your work!
Enigmail does not work with Thunderbird 78 or newer. If you want to continue using Enigmail, you'll have to stick to Thunderbird 68, or use Postbox or Interlink Mail & News.
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Klappt überhaupt nicht mehr unter Thunderbird in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Es ist schlicht enttäuschen. Muss ich mir jetzt wirklich einen schlechteren Mailer aussuchen, damit mein GPG2 wieder funktioniert?
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.2.2).Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Некоторым разработчикам нравится кидать своих пользователей и они даже не стесняются писать им об этом. Здесь как раз пример такого.
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.2.1).Rated 3 out of 5 stars
my GPG key contains many subkeys...(second one is required to view my Facebook emails...) but i can't do it because Engimail defaults it to the first Subkey... and i have no choice to select between my GPG sub-keys...
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.2).Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Wonderful work, works exactly as expected in the new version of Thunderbird :)
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.1.6).Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Works like a charm, everything so intuitive, easy peasy lemon squeazy
On GNU+Linux
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
It's not compatible with Thunderbird 76
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.1.6). This user has a previous review of this add-on.That's true - and it will not be necessary to have Enigmail in future versions of Thunderbird:
https://blog.thunderbird.net/2019/10/thunderbird-enigmail-and-openpgp/
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
On macos 10.14 there is no menu openGP. After importing the public key, when try to send an encrypted mail it says the public key is not in my trousseau.
*Edit*
I had to reselect the key in the account parameters
->change from 1 star to 4 stars
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Works fine on Win7 64bit with Thunderbird(64bit) 68.4.1 and newest gpg4win 3.1.11. Previous installation was TB 32bit 68.4.1 which lost all enigmail menus after update to newest gpg an enigmail. Last update was TB 32 to 64bit and enigmail-menus came back without my help.
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.1.5).Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great addon,
using it for many years now and had no problems. Works as expected for Thunderbird 68.4.1.
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Another one bites the dust!
Seems that as soon as it was announced that Thunderbird 78 will have it's own encryption abilities, Enigmail has lost interest in anything Mozilla. Like no more nightly builds for 72 and up.
To bad for those on the Thunderbird beta channel as this means no encryption between 72 and 78!
This addon is not worth the single star I gave it, but of course you have to give one to post a review. Can you believe that?
Thunderbird 72 is a beta version that is not shipped to regular users. It's therefore not considered a supported release in any way.
The web site clearly says that Thunderbird 68 will continue to be supported, and also: "Enigmail will not run anymore on Thunderbird 72 beta and newer."
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
No longer compatible with Thunderbird 68.3.1! Edit: Nope, it doesn't. Here https://imgur.com/a/rydMlaZ
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.1.5).That's simply not true. Engmail 2.1.5 works fine with Thunderbird 68.x
Click on "Search for Updates" using the "wheel" icon, if no update is found, then download Enigmail from here and install it manually. It is really definitely compatible Thunderbird 68.3.1.
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Enigmail has always worked perfectly until now - 2.1.4 version. Apparently installs but no menu on main page, only when writing email. No installation wizard. Apparently finds gnupg (v2.*) and will list keys but cannot select one to use even
though key data is shown. Requires and cannot find certificates for encryption and signing rather than appropriate keys (trying to use SSL/TLS by mistake?) and no way to load or select keys, only certificates. Totally useless as is. (Posted here because sourceforge didn't work)
I believe that you ended up in the "pEp Junior Mode" (even though there should be a menu on the main page). Open the Thunderbird preferences, switch to the "Privacy" tab and select "force using S/MIME and Enigmail".
Your keys can be configured in the Account Settings.
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
i am writing this here because source forge has too much java script for me to create an account.
This addon used to work perfectly, but since a couple updates back it stopped automatically decrypting messages that have a normal pgp encrypted message in the message body and a message encrypted by enigmail that starts with "charset" in the quoted message. When sorting by enigmail in the inbox, it doesn't even show a key icon for these messages. If I right click these messages I am able to "Decrypt to folder" but that's the only way to do it on messages like that.
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