So what 's the deal with the [digital ID] link on security tab in
toolsoptions. It is a http 404 error. All it does is ID your work; it also
allows encrypted data algorithms to be invoked to protect your privacy. Is
this more NSA garbage?

They've been around for a long time. It allows you to certify that your
messages come from you. To read more about their use, open Help/Contents
and Index in Outlook Express and in the Index tab, insert the following
text:

digital IDs, about digital IDs

and read about them.
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
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"Jim" wrote in message
...
So what 's the deal with the [digital ID] link on security tab in
toolsoptions. It is a http 404 error. All it does is ID your work; it
also
allows encrypted data algorithms to be invoked to protect your privacy.
Is
this more NSA garbage?

Yes, I am aware of that and have used in the past. If I want to send an
encrypted message, it is not clear how to get the ID out of Certificate
Manager store. I pulled a basic personal thawte cert and it is in doc
folder. But how do I use it? If it is not imported to personal store it will
not stamp ID the out going email.
"Jim Pickering" wrote in message
...
They've been around for a long time. It allows you to certify that your
messages come from you. To read more about their use, open Help/Contents
and Index in Outlook Express and in the Index tab, insert the following
text:

digital IDs, about digital IDs

and read about them.
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express

https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.



"Jim" wrote in message
...
So what 's the deal with the [digital ID] link on security tab in
toolsoptions. It is a http 404 error. All it does is ID your work; it
also
allows encrypted data algorithms to be invoked to protect your privacy.
Is
this more NSA garbage?

OE menu, Tools/Options/Security and put a check in the box to "Digitally
sign all outgoing messages." It will find your certificate.
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.



"Jim" wrote in message
...
Yes, I am aware of that and have used in the past. If I want to send an
encrypted message, it is not clear how to get the ID out of Certificate
Manager store. I pulled a basic personal thawte cert and it is in doc
folder. But how do I use it? If it is not imported to personal store it
will
not stamp ID the out going email.
"Jim Pickering" wrote in message
...
They've been around for a long time. It allows you to certify that your
messages come from you. To read more about their use, open Help/Contents
and Index in Outlook Express and in the Index tab, insert the following
text:

digital IDs, about digital IDs

and read about them.
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express

https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.



"Jim" wrote in message
...
So what 's the deal with the [digital ID] link on security tab in
toolsoptions. It is a http 404 error. All it does is ID your work; it
also
allows encrypted data algorithms to be invoked to protect your privacy.
Is
this more NSA garbage?

How to Digitally Sign and Encrypt Messages in Outlook Express
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=168726
OE: How to Remove, Import, and Export Digital Certificates
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=179380
OE: Sent Message May Not Be Digitally Signed
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=185621
Unable to Use Personal Certificates in Outlook Express
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=190296
ErrMsg You Do Not Have Valid Digital IDs in Address Book..
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=174507


--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Jim" wrote in message
...
Yes, I am aware of that and have used in the past. If I want to send
an
encrypted message, it is not clear how to get the ID out of
Certificate
Manager store. I pulled a basic personal thawte cert and it is in doc
folder. But how do I use it? If it is not imported to personal store
it will
not stamp ID the out going email.
"Jim Pickering" wrote in message
...
They've been around for a long time. It allows you to certify that
your
messages come from you. To read more about their use, open
Help/Contents
and Index in Outlook Express and in the Index tab, insert the
following
text:

digital IDs, about digital IDs

and read about them.
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express

https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be
helped.



"Jim" wrote in message
...
So what 's the deal with the [digital ID] link on security tab in
toolsoptions. It is a http 404 error. All it does is ID your work;
it
also
allows encrypted data algorithms to be invoked to protect your
privacy.
Is
this more NSA garbage?