Configuring Enigma

Enigma has a number of user-configurable options which are set in a Windows 3.x-style initialisation file.You can get a standard template file here. The following options must be set; Enigma will otherwise refuse to run.

Section Option Meaning

General MyName The user ID on your PGP secret key

KeyRings SecretKeyRing The full path to your secret keyring

KeyRings PublicKeyRing The full path to your public keyring

POP3 Server The Internet name of your POP3 server

SMTP Server The Internet name of your SMTP server

Section	Option	Meaning
General	MyName	The user ID on your PGP secret key
KeyRings	SecretKeyRing	The full path to your secret keyring
KeyRings	PublicKeyRing	The full path to your public keyring
POP3	Server	The Internet name of your POP3 server
SMTP	Server	The Internet name of your SMTP server

The rest of the options are not needed - Enigma will use a default value - but allow you configure the program to work the way you want.

Section Option Default Meaning

General ShowOriginalCipherText Yes Should your decrypted mail include a copy of the original ciphertext? This may be wise if the signature in the message is important.

KeyServer UseWebKeyServer No Should Enigma automatically fetch public keys you don't possess from a keyserver? This is convenient if you communicate regularly with new people with PGP keys. If you don't it may be slow as everyone will be looked up.

WebClient Server swissnet.ai.mit.edu The Internet name of the WWW keyserver you want to use

WebClient Port 11371 The port the WWW keyserver listens to

WebClient Path /pks/lookup The path to the page the keyserver is accessed by

Section	Option	Default	Meaning
General	ShowOriginalCipherText	Yes	Should your decrypted mail include a copy of the original ciphertext? This may be wise if the signature in the message is important.
KeyServer	UseWebKeyServer	No	Should Enigma automatically fetch public keys you don't possess from a keyserver? This is convenient if you communicate regularly with new people with PGP keys. If you don't it may be slow as everyone will be looked up.
WebClient	Server	swissnet.ai.mit.edu	The Internet name of the WWW keyserver you want to use
WebClient	Port	11371	The port the WWW keyserver listens to
WebClient	Path	/pks/lookup	The path to the page the keyserver is accessed by

By default, Enigma uses the fast keyserver at MIT written by Marc Horowitz. Outside the US, it might be faster to use a more local server. You can see a list of settings for various keyservers here.

These final options shouldn't need altering, except if Enigma is conflicting with other software. Only change them if you are sure you know what you are doing.

POP3 MyPort 110 The port Enigma will use for your mail program to connect to when receiving mail.

POP3 ServerPort 110 The port Enigma will use to connect to your mail server when retrieving messages.

SMTP MyPort 25 The port Enigma will use for your mail program to connect to when sending mail.

SMTP ServerPort 25 The port Enigma will use to connect to your mail server when sending messages.

Last modified 8 July 1997

POP3	MyPort	110	The port Enigma will use for your mail program to connect to when receiving mail.
POP3	ServerPort	110	The port Enigma will use to connect to your mail server when retrieving messages.
SMTP	MyPort	25	The port Enigma will use for your mail program to connect to when sending mail.
SMTP	ServerPort	25	The port Enigma will use to connect to your mail server when sending messages.