1 # Thunderbird Configuration on Windows for Secure Mail
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4 ## Tell Thunderbird how much you trust your correspondent
6 1. Under *OpenPGP | Key Management* (*then right-click on the key you
7 want*) you can set the trust level you have for your correspondent
8 * This trust level is private: no-one knows how you have
9 set owner trust for a key
10 * If you trust a key at least marginally you won't get
11 the annoying dialog box asking you to check a key
12 every time you send an e-mail
13 1. Note: typically people *sign* each other's keys to
14 vouch that the public key of a person corresponds to their
16 * Signing someone's key only says you believe that their public
17 key belongs to them (*not that you trust them*).
18 * Key signing is beyond the scope of this tutorial
19 1. Congratulations :) You can now send and receive secure e-mail!
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