Decryption

When you open a PGP-encrypted mail, you can use the new PGP Decrypt/Verify action button to assist you in decrypting the message. If the encrypted email is sent by another PGPNotes client, then PGPNotes will recognize this and execute PGP Decrypt/Verify automatically.

If there are attachments with the email, you will be asked if you wish to decrypt the attachments as well. Note: If the attachments are large and you are eager to just view the message text first, you can save a lot of time by choosing No because the attachments will not be downloaded from the server.
You will be prompted for your passphrase.
You will then be notified of the person who signed this message. In this way, you can be sure of the authenticity of the message.
If there are any public keys embedded in the message as text, they will be presented to you at this point. You have the option to import/sign these public keys into your PGP keyring.
At this point, the message has already been decrypted. If you have chosen to decrypt attachments as well, a Decrypt attachments dialog box will pop up and allow you to individually process the file attachments. The Detach button allows you to save file attachments to a location of your choice. You will be prompted for a location to save the decrypted file. If the file attachment is encrypted, it will be automatically decrypted. You will then be asked whether you want to automatically launch the decrypted file using the associated application. The View button is for viewing file attachments directly without explicitly saving it. The file is first detached into a temporary directory (TEMP\pgptemp). Then the associated application of the detached/decrypted file is launched. When you exit the Decrypt attachments dialog box, the temporary files created are also removed. Therefore, it is important that you close all applications activated by the View button before clicking on the Exit button to quit. Otherwise, if the temporary files created are still locked by their associated applications, you will be alerted by warning messages. Finally, the Process public key(s) button is for file attachments which contain exported public keys. You will be shown the list of public keys and allowed to import/sign some or all of the keys.
Back in Lotus Notes, you may click on the PGP Forward button to forward the decrypted memo to someone else. This quoting format is based on the Internet standard (using > marks). File attachments are not included.
You may also click on the PGP Reply with History button to create a reply based on the decrypted memo. This quoting format is based on the Internet standard (using > marks). File attachments are not included.