
OpenPGP and Email 119
Proxies
A proxy is a small program that runs on your computer and
sits between your email client and your mail server. The proxy
sends and receives email sent to your mail server, and the mail
client sends and receives mail only through the proxy.
Proxies work with any mail client, but they are not as
tightly integrated with the client as most people want; you
configure signing, encryption, and decryption in the proxy
program rather than in the mail client. Too, when using a
proxy, you won’t get an “encrypt and sign” button or menu
option in your email client; instead, you’ll have to open the
proxy program and say “Encrypt ...