Opening a PGP.sig file with windows vista

[woody420]

How it going farmer, got a quick question maybe some one can help me out. I can't open a PGP.sig file that I have downloaded what is needed to open this file. I have tried to looked around on the net and I just don't what to look for. Is there some kind of software that is needed to open this kind of file with?? Well thanks for you help got to go grub be back in a few. peace woody420

 

[kill-9]

PGP.sig are just signatures. I believe you can see them raw in notepad. What program are you using to encrypt/decrypt PGP on Windows? use that. Or what are you trying to do in the first place?

 

[woody420]

hey kill 9 I'm just trying to read something that was sented to me in a e-mail. I'm not using any program. I have tried to download PGP to read this but no luck at that, can't get the damn thing to open, I'm no good at this stuff man. Just needed to see what this is that this guy is trying to send me. Thanks for your help man I will tied to open that using notepad by the way I have windows vista man. I will let you know if notepad worked here in a few .

 

[woody420]

Well I think it was just a signature, I open it with the notepad can't really read it lol. Well thanks again for the help catch you around kill-9

 

[kill-9]

PGP is a bit more complicated than that. What is the EXACT name of the PGP program you are using? I will try to find out specific instructions on how to use the PGP signature to decrypt your email.

 

[woody420]

I don't have a program yet. I can't find one man this is all new to me. Thanks for the hand kill-9 I did try to download the trail ver. of PGP desktop but no luck it did not work out so well for me. Any other programs out there??

 

[woody420]

I think this might be important what this guy was trying to tell me with that PGP.sig file that he e-mail me. Thanks again it killing me not being able to read that file been working on this for about 4 hours your the only one that has been helping me out here.lol

wheres my lighter :smiley_joint:

 

[kill-9]

When I used Windows. I use Thunderbird Email Client

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/

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The Enigmail Plugin for Thunderbird handles PGP and OpenPGP

Here are directions on how to install it all.



You need to install GNUPG first.

http://www.gnupg.org/

So I would remove the PGP desktop client you have.

I feel GNUPG is more secure because it is peer-reviewed and every hacker in the world can submit fixes and bugs, not so with a commercial client as the "official" PGP.

I don't mean to be rude, but I think you're kind of out of your realm.

 

[woody420]

Your not being rude kill-9 thanks for trying to help out , I was thinking the same thing way out of my realm lol. Well damn have to do more lookin up on this stuff thanks for the links and your time kill-9, well time for plan b. Thanks again man

 

[kill-9]

If you want a secure chat with whoever you want it with, I would suggest both of you install the Pidgin instant messaging client and the OTR plugin

http://www.pidgin.im/

OTR:
http://www.cypherpunks.ca/otr/binaries/windows/pidgin-otr-3.2.0-1.exe

If either one of you has Mac, it's all included in one package, AdiumX is basically using the same source code as Pidgin, but because of a lot of heavy modification to use on Mac, it deserves its own name:

http://www.adiumx.com/

The next plausible thing is to join an IRC server that has SSL, and you both connect to the secure socket layers port of that IRC server. Fairly secure.

Of course none of this is quite as secure as OpenPGP.

 

[woody420]

well thanks kill-9 I will take all the info and try to use it . Good looking out catch you around bro. About that time to hit the sack long day at work peace bro. Just know that your time was not wasted bye me, alot of great info in this thread .

Here kill-9 take this for a min or two

:passingjoint: