Topic: Sent Messages Not Decrypting

I am able to send an encrypted message it is able to be read the person I sent it to... however if I go into the sent mail folder to read the message I just sent, I am unable to decrypt.  I receive a "Decryption failed, unknown error message".  The only exception is if I send a message to myself.  In that case, I am able to read the message.  Any ideas?

Re: Sent Messages Not Decrypting

Get a good manual on public key encryption mechanisms.
If you encrypt a message to me I can read it, you (and everybody else) can't.

Re: Sent Messages Not Decrypting

sid77 wrote:

Get a good manual on public key encryption mechanisms.
If you encrypt a message to me I can read it, you (and everybody else) can't.

Then how does one see the mail that they have sent others in their SENT folder.  It isn't exactly very
workable to have a folder full of encrypted messages you can't read.  I've used PGP encryption with
Outlook and the Horde Project's IMP and both of them show you the sent messages unencrypted.

Re: Sent Messages Not Decrypting

mhunter8 wrote:
sid77 wrote:

Get a good manual on public key encryption mechanisms.
If you encrypt a message to me I can read it, you (and everybody else) can't.

Then how does one see the mail that they have sent others in their SENT folder.  It isn't exactly very
workable to have a folder full of encrypted messages you can't read.  I've used PGP encryption with
Outlook and the Horde Project's IMP and both of them show you the sent messages unencrypted.

Others who may be having the problem... you need to check the box "Always Encrypt To Myself" in the Options / General menu.

Re: Sent Messages Not Decrypting

mhunter8 wrote:

I've used PGP encryption with Outlook and the Horde Project's IMP and both of them show you the sent messages unencrypted.

PGP probably save the unencrypted message or use the encrypt to self by default. The first behaviour is risky, the second one more viable.