# Ciphermail-VM as IMAP server: PGP encrypted emails don't get decrypted **URL:** \ **Category:** Gateway\ **Created:** [August 14, 2014, 11:19am UTC](https://community.ciphermail.com/t/ciphermail-vm-as-imap-server-pgp-encrypted-emails-dont-get-decrypted/385 "2014-08-14T11:19:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Stefan\_Gunther](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@Stefan\_Gunther](https://community.ciphermail.com/u/Stefan_Gunther)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 11:19am UTC](https://community.ciphermail.com/t/ciphermail-vm-as-imap-server-pgp-encrypted-emails-dont-get-decrypted/385/1 "2014-08-14T11:19:06Z")
it doesn' t make a difference, whether I choose INLINE or MIME. Kind regards, Stefan > **···** > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Martijn Brinkers \ > Gesendet: Do 14.08.2014 12:55 > Betreff: Re: Ciphermail-VM as IMAP server: PGP encrypted emails don't get decrypted > An: users(a)lists.djigzo.com; > > > On 08/14/2014 12:50 PM, Stefan Michael Guenther wrote: > > \> we had to configure a ciphermail vm as an imap server, which is already > > working perfectly. > > \> > > \> Our problem is, that we have created the internal account guenther(a)in-put.de > > in the ciphermail webinterface and the corresponding imap account guenther. > > \> Then we uploaded the private gpg key and told ciphermail that it is a trusted > > key. > > \> > > \> When we now send an gpg encrypted email, the MPA log contains the following > > line: > > \> > > \> 14 Aug 2014 12:54:56 | INFO incoming; MailID: > > 7d8b2b64-9023-41e4-b415-c95f5a0f003c; Recipients: [guenther(a)in-put.de]; > > Originator: s.guenther(a)in-put.de; Sender: s.guenther(a)in-put.de; Remote address: > > 127.0.0.1; Subject: TEST A 9; Message-ID: \<53EC9567.2070502(a)in-put.de\>; > > (mitm.application.djigzo.james.mailets.Log) [Spool Thread #0] > > \> 14 Aug 2014 12:54:56 | INFO Subject filter is disabled for the sender; > > MailID: 7d8b2b64-9023-41e4-b415-c95f5a0f003c; Recipients: [guenther(a)in-put.de] > > (mitm.application.djigzo.james.mailets.Default) [Spool Thread #0] > > \> 14 Aug 2014 12:54:56 | INFO To internal recipient(s); MailID: > > 7d8b2b64-9023-41e4-b415-c95f5a0f003c; Recipients: [guenther(a)in-put.de] > > (mitm.application.djigzo.james.mailets.Default) [Spool Thread #0]. > > \> 14 Aug 2014 12:54:57 | INFO Message handling is finished. Sending to final > > recipient(s); MailID: 7d8b2b64-9023-41e4-b415-c95f5a0f003c; Recipients: > > [guenther(a)in-put.de]; Originator: s.guenther(a)in-put.de; Sender: > > s.guenther(a)in-put.de; Remote address: 127.0.0.1; Subject: TEST A 9; Message-ID: > > \<53EC9567.2070502(a)in-put.de\>; (mitm.application.djigzo.james.mailets.Log) > > [Spool Thread #0] > > \> > > \> Hm, ciphermail doesn't even try to decrypt it, but sends it to the local IMAP > > server. > > \> Probably it is just a single option that is missing, but which is it? > > > > Could it be that the message is PGP/INLINE encrypted (as opposed to > > PGP/MIME) and you did not select "Incoming PGP/INLINE enabled"? ---
**Author:** ![martijn](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.ciphermail.com/martijn/32/127_2.png) [@martijn](https://community.ciphermail.com/u/martijn)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 11:40am UTC](https://community.ciphermail.com/t/ciphermail-vm-as-imap-server-pgp-encrypted-emails-dont-get-decrypted/385/2 "2014-08-14T11:40:35Z")
You mean choose from the sending application? If the incoming email is PGP/INLINE encrypted, you need to enable "Incoming PGP/INLINE enabled" otherwise the gateway will not scan the message for PGP inline parts. Can you send me (off list) the message that was not decrypted? Kind regards, Martijn Brinkers > **···** > > On 08/14/2014 01:19 PM, Stefan Michael Guenther wrote: > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > > Von: Martijn Brinkers \ > > Gesendet: Do 14.08.2014 12:55 > > Betreff: Re: Ciphermail-VM as IMAP server: PGP encrypted emails don't get decrypted > > An: users(a)lists.djigzo.com; > > > > > On 08/14/2014 12:50 PM, Stefan Michael Guenther wrote: > > > > > > > we had to configure a ciphermail vm as an imap server, which is already > > > > > > working perfectly. > > > > > > > Our problem is, that we have created the internal account guenther(a)in-put.de > > > > > > in the ciphermail webinterface and the corresponding imap account guenther. > > > > > > > Then we uploaded the private gpg key and told ciphermail that it is a trusted > > > > > > key. > > > > > > > When we now send an gpg encrypted email, the MPA log contains the following > > > > > > line: > > > > > > > 14 Aug 2014 12:54:56 | INFO incoming; MailID: > > > > > > 7d8b2b64-9023-41e4-b415-c95f5a0f003c; Recipients: [guenther(a)in-put.de]; > > > Originator: s.guenther(a)in-put.de; Sender: s.guenther(a)in-put.de; Remote address: > > > 127.0.0.1; Subject: TEST A 9; Message-ID: \<53EC9567.2070502(a)in-put.de\>; > > > (mitm.application.djigzo.james.mailets.Log) [Spool Thread #0] > > > > > > > 14 Aug 2014 12:54:56 | INFO Subject filter is disabled for the sender; > > > > > > MailID: 7d8b2b64-9023-41e4-b415-c95f5a0f003c; Recipients: [guenther(a)in-put.de] > > > (mitm.application.djigzo.james.mailets.Default) [Spool Thread #0] > > > > > > > 14 Aug 2014 12:54:56 | INFO To internal recipient(s); MailID: > > > > > > 7d8b2b64-9023-41e4-b415-c95f5a0f003c; Recipients: [guenther(a)in-put.de] > > > (mitm.application.djigzo.james.mailets.Default) [Spool Thread #0]. > > > > > > > 14 Aug 2014 12:54:57 | INFO Message handling is finished. Sending to final > > > > > > recipient(s); MailID: 7d8b2b64-9023-41e4-b415-c95f5a0f003c; Recipients: > > > [guenther(a)in-put.de]; Originator: s.guenther(a)in-put.de; Sender: > > > s.guenther(a)in-put.de; Remote address: 127.0.0.1; Subject: TEST A 9; Message-ID: > > > \<53EC9567.2070502(a)in-put.de\>; (mitm.application.djigzo.james.mailets.Log) > > > [Spool Thread #0] > > > > > > > Hm, ciphermail doesn't even try to decrypt it, but sends it to the local IMAP > > > > > > server. > > > > > > > Probably it is just a single option that is missing, but which is it? > > > > > > Could it be that the message is PGP/INLINE encrypted (as opposed to > > > PGP/MIME) and you did not select "Incoming PGP/INLINE enabled"? > > > > it doesn' t make a difference, whether I choose INLINE or MIME. > > -- > CipherMail email encryption > > Open source email encryption gateway with support for S/MIME, OpenPGP > and PDF messaging. > > > **[CipherMail email encryption and digital signatures](https://www.ciphermail.com)** > > > > Easy to use server-side email encryption for automatic encryption and digital signing of email. > > Twitter: [http://twitter.com/CipherMail](http://twitter.com/CipherMail)