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    I recently upgraded to Ubuntu 10.10. This was a clean install, so all packages are up to date.

    I'm using Thunderbird 3.1.6 with Enigmail 1.1.2.

    Thunderbird works OK, but if I try to create an encrypted message, I get an error saying that the Enigmime module is not available. When I checked the Enigmail 'About Open PGP' details, it showed the following message:

    Running Enigmail version 1.1.2 (20100630-0917)

    Warning: Enigmime module not available

    ERROR: Failed to access Enigmime service!
    Enigmime Service not available

    I've been searching for an answer to this problem for some time now but cannot come up with a solution. Can anyone tell me what the problem is and how I can sort it out?
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    Re: Enigmail not working after upgrade

    I don't know if you are still having this problem, but just in case.

    I was having this same problem. I just fixed it by first removing (complete removal) the version of enigmail installed from the Ubuntu repositories. I then downloaded Enigmail directly from the website.
    http://enigmail.mozdev.org/download/index.php.html

    I chose "Linux (x86-64)" and "Thunderbird 3.1" (there were two options, I picked the top one, which was listed as

    Code:
    built on Debian squeeze x86_64 with gcc-4.4.3-20100108, comm-1.9.2 tree
    Contributed by Jonathan Protzenko <jonathan DOT protzenko AT gmail DOT com>
    I installed this version directly in Thunderbird, and it worked like a charm.

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    Re: Enigmail not working after upgrade

    Quote Originally Posted by gewitty View Post
    I recently upgraded to Ubuntu 10.10. This was a clean install, so all packages are up to date.

    I'm using Thunderbird 3.1.6 with Enigmail 1.1.2.
    Try updating thunderbird. I am using version 3.1.7 with Enigmail 1.1.2 and everything works just fine.

    BTW, the thunderbird version I use is in the repos. No PPA's or compiling required.
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