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How to set up external GPG in Thunderbird 91.x for Mac
After following this guide, you should be able to encrypt, decrypt and sign emails within Thunderbird, even with a smartcard. This guide assumes you already have a GPG keyring or know how to set it up. Install GPG Suite Download and install GPG Suite from [here]. Install MacPorts and gpgme [...]