Re: Installing Digital ID's on Outlook Express

[Crosspost eliminated]

See Brian's reply.
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~PA Bear

K9 Trainer wrote:
Yes, my account works fine and it is set to POP3, NOT webDAV/HTML. My only
problem is with the certificates and encryption..

I did read all the helps in OE and it appears to be a catch 22. Again, if I
can't send encrypted e-mail to person A without having person A's ID and
vise versa how do we originally get each others ID's?

What I understood from the help and cert. installation instructions was that
if I sent an e-mail to person A and included my ID, not encrypted, that
person A could then add me to thier contact list along with my ID, but that
is not working.....

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

OS: MS XP SP3, Dell XPS Laptop & Outlook 6 (6.00.2900.5512)

Outlook and Outlook Express are not the same thing so be careful with your
shorthand references, please. There is no "Outlook 6;" v6.00.2900.5512
points to OE6 running in WinXP SP2 and higher.

I have a hunch that you may to want to access your Hotmail account in OE
via POP3 (instead of WebDAV/HTML) for this to work as expected. See
http://windowslivehelp.com/solutions/settings/archive/2009/02/18/how-to-add-your-e-mail-account-to-microsoft-outlook-express.aspx

Did you read?...
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<QP>
To send encrypted messages, your Address Book must contain digital IDs for
the recipients.
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Source: OE Help: Sending secure messages

Now, please see OE Help: Obtain a digital ID and add it to your e-mail
account.

I'd also highly recommend reading all of the Related Topics linked in each
of the above Help sections (e.g., Advanced security information; Send a
digitally signed or encrypted message; Automatically digitally sign or
encrypt messages).

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=> Mike, when you reply to my post, please eliminate the crosspost to OL
Installation newsgroup.

"K9 Trainer" wrote:
OK, here go I hope I don't leave anything out.
OS: MS XP SP3, Dell XPS Laptop & Outlook 6 (6.00.2900.5512)

1) I am deployed overseas and am forced to use local national internet
connections so this is what I want to do. I want to install a digital
certificate so I can send and receive encrypted e-mail. Not all e-mail
needs this security so I have decided to use Outlook Express for
encrypted
e-mail and Outlook 2007 for normal e-mail.
2) I obtained a certificate from Comodo (MS sugested) using a HOTMAIL
address and I installed it according to instructions. (under Accounts,
Secuity, -signing certificate & encripting certificate) I left Alogrithm
at 3DES. I have also double clicked on the certificate , outside of
Outlook, and installed it that way and again it states "The import was
successfull..... 3) I went into Options, Security Secure Mail and ticked
both Encrpt
contents & ticked Digitally sign all. Clicked apply then ok.

Here I thought all should be done. So I go to send a message and I get
the
following "Outlook Express was unable to locate the digital IDs of the
following recipients" Meaning the e-mail address I was sending to. I
am
given the option to "Don't Encrypt or Cancel"

I went back and checked "Tools, Options, Security, Digital IDs" NO
Digital
IDs are shown. OK I import the ID again and get "The import was
successful" Go back and NO Certificate IDs are there.

What am I doing worng???? I don't usually ask for help but I have beaten
this dead horse to death and can't figure it out.... The error I am
getting
is saying it can't find the digital ID of the person I am sending the
e-mail to.

Next I say OK I won't encrypt it I will just send the ID to the receipent
(my other e-mail account) and I get the error "The message could not be
sent. {next line} An err has occurred." If you need the digital ID
before
you can send a signed/encrypted e-mail how are you supposed to send the
ID.. HELP Thank you all in advance for your help from an old IT guy...
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