[Gpg4win-announce] Gpg4win 1.9.1 BETA Version released

[Jan-Oliver Wagner]

Hello,

we are pleased to announce that the second 1.9 Beta
release, "Gpg4win 1.9.1 BETA" is now available
for download.

NOTE: This release introduces Clipboard support by Kleopatra.
It is intended to drop WinPT entirely in 1.9.2 or 1.9.3 in favour
of the cross-platform and maintained product "Kleopatra".
Please provide feedback if you identify important features
of WinPT that are not available with Kleopatra or GPA (Clipboard
was a major one upto now).

The versions 1.9.x are intended for trying out and testing
the future major version 2.0.
Adressed audience are experienced crypto users and
system administrators.

Download is available via the usual download page:

        http://www.gpg4win.de/download.html

You should carefully read and consider the hints
proveded there.


Short overview on changes compared to version 1.1:
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- Kleopatra: The new certificate manage
  * Supports OpenPGP and S/MIME (x.509)
  * Could be used by other programs as a
    service for crypto dialogs.

- GpgEX replaces GpgEE as plugin for Internet Explorer.
  * uses Kleopatra for unified crypto dialogs.

- GpgOL: Comprehensive upadate
  * now supports also OpenPGP/MIME (instead of only "inline-PGP")
  * now supports also S/MIME
  * now uses Kleopatra for unified crypto dialogs

- Claws Mail: Updated to version 3.4.0


Short overview on changes compared to version 1.9.0 BETA:
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- Claws Mail: Update from 3.1.0cvs370 to 3.4.0

- GpgOL: Now uses Icons (toolbar etc).

- Kleopatra:
  * Integrated test for potential execution problems
  * Verfification results now in a special dialog; applies
    similar appearance as KMail does
  * Sign/Encrypt: Dialog sequence has been reworked.
  * Audit-Log support
  * Progress bar when handling files
  * Clipboard support


With best regards

   your Gpg4win Development Team

-- 
Dr. Jan-Oliver Wagner                        Intevation GmbH, Osnabrück
Amtsgericht Osnabrück, HR B 18998             http://www.intevation.de/
Geschäftsführer: Frank Koormann, Bernhard Reiter, Dr. Jan-Oliver Wagner