Thunderbird and gpg and OSX
This page describes how to install and configure Thunderbird with gpg under osx
It applies to Thunderbird v3.1, ENigmail 1.1.2 (Had been already installed in the profile previously) and from the GPGTools installer the following:
MacGPG 2.0.17-9 (incl. gpg-pinentry and gpg-agent)
GPGMail 1.3.3 (for
OS X Mail.app)
GPG Keychain Access 0.8.6 (managing GPG keys)
GPGServices 1.5 (
OS X text services menu for GPG)
GPGPreferences 0.6 (GPGTools preferences, gpgmail autofix only)
Enigmail 1.1.2 (for Mozilla Thunderbird)
Perform following steps:
install Thunderbird
start thunderbird-bin –profilemanager from the terminal
create a new profile: default
locate the default profile to the correct .slt entry
quit when done
start Thunderbird, check if it works
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make a symbolic link to the GnuPG directory which holds all keys from the restored Backup/Email folder
ln -s /Users/idx/Backup/Email/GnuPGP /Users/idx/.gnupg
locate gpg with the following command:
which gpg
paste the result in Thunderbird in the following location: Tools→Add Ons→Extensions→Enigmail→Preferences→Files and Directories. Click on Browse and press Command+Shift+G to specify the path manually. Select from that directory gpg2.
Use from the terminal to check the keys with:
gpg –list-keys
Use from the terminal to import keys manually:
gpg –import filename
If initialization was not performed correctly, you could try the autofix options in GPGTools via the System Preferences.