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1. Introduction   Read this first.
2. General Use   Everyday cryptographic functions.
3. Remailer Support   Interface to secure anonymous remailers.
4. Passphrase Cache   Letting Mailcrypt remember your passphrase for a while.
5. Key Fetching   Automatically retrieving public keys via finger or HTTP.
6. Miscellaneous Configuration   Random tweakables.
7. Tips   Hints and tricks.
8. Limitations   Things Mailcrypt does not do.
9. References   Pointers to relevant information.
10. Credits   Whom to blame.
Index   Keys, variables, and functions. 
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Introduction
1.1 Prerequisites   Complicated stuff you may have to do.
1.2 Installation   Simple stuff you probably have to do.
1.3 Command Overview   A brief summary of the most common commands. 
Installation
1.2.1 Hooking into Rmail  
1.2.2 Hooking into VM  
1.2.3 Hooking into MH-E  
1.2.4 Hooking into Gnus  
1.2.5 Hooking into Mew   
General Use
2.1 Encrypting a Message   Encrypting a message to one or more recipients.
2.2 Signing a Message   Clearsigning a message.
2.3 Inserting a Public Key Block   Extracting a key from your public key ring and inserting it.
2.4 Decrypting a message   Decrypting a message to you.
2.5 Verifying a Signature   Verifying the signature on a clearsigned message.
2.6 Snarfing a Key   Finding a key in the current message and adding it to your keyring. 
Remailer Support
3.1 Remailer Introduction   A little about remailers in general.
3.2 Types of Remailers   The different remailer networks
3.3 Remailer Quick Start   Getting started quickly.
3.4 Remailer Chains   Creating custom chains of your very own.
3.5 Response Blocks   A way to let people reply to your anonymous messages.
3.6 Pseudonyms   Who do you want to be today?
3.7 Remailing Posts   Posting to USENET anonymously or pseduonymously.
3.8 Mixmaster Support   Remailers for the truly paranoid.
3.9 Mixmaster and Mixminion   Support for external remailer clients.
3.10 Remailer Security   Caveats.
3.11 Verifiable Pseudonyms   Giving expression to the voices in your head.
3.12 Remailer Tips   Free advice. 
Key Fetching
5.1 Keyring Fetch   Fetching from one or more other keyrings on the local system.
5.2 Finger Fetch   Fetching a key through finger.
5.3 HTTP Fetch   Fetching a key off of the Web.
5.4 GnuPG Fetch   Using GnuPG's internal keyserver interface. 
Miscellaneous Configuration
6.1 Alternate Keyring   Specifying a different file to act like your public keyring.
6.2 Comment Field   Burma Shave
6.3 Mode Line   Changing that "MC-w" and "MC-r" stuff
6.4 Key Bindings   Which keys cause which actions.
6.5 Nonstandard Paths   Useful if your PGP installation is weird. 
References
9.1 Online Resources   Recreational reading with a purpose.
9.2 Key Servers   Keepers of the Global Keyring.
9.3 Mailing List   Staying informed while pumping the authors' egos.
9.4 Politics   Anarcho-foobarism.

1. Introduction

Mailcrypt is an Emacs Lisp package which provides a simple but powerful interface to cryptographic functions for mail and news. With Mailcrypt, encryption becomes a seamlessly integrated part of your mail and news handling environment.

This manual is long because it is complete. All of the information you need to get started is contained in this Introduction alone.

1.1 Prerequisites   Complicated stuff you may have to do.
1.2 Installation   Simple stuff you probably have to do.
1.3 Command Overview   A brief summary of the most common commands.
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