Using Email Reader

Using the Zero Download Reader

If you receive an encrypted email message in your web mail account or in an unsupported email program, you can read it using the Zero Download Reader.

Use the Zero Download Reader to:

You must register your email address with Zero Download before you can read a private message sent to that address. However, someone using Encryption for Email can send you a private message even if you have not registered yet. Zero Download detects that the email address has not yet been registered and then helps you to register on the web just before you open the private message.

To use the Zero Download Reader to open a private email message sent to a registered email address:

  1. Open the message that you received in your web mail account. The open message displays the Encryption for Email envelope.

  2. Click to download the file attachment named Encrypted_Message.htm. You are prompted to Open or Save the file.

  3. Click Save to save the Encrypted_Message.htm file to your selected directory.

  4. Select File > Open, and then select the Encrypted_Message.htm file to open the message. Your browser opens to the Encryption Portal screen.

  5. Click Open Message. The Zero Download “Enter your email address” screen appears.

  6. Select your email address from the drop-down list next to the Enter your email address if you received this email field and click Continue.
    The Account Verification screen opens.

  7. Verify your account as explained in Verifying Your Account. The decrypted message displays in your browser window.

To use Zero Download Reader to open a private email message sent to an unregistered email address:

  1. Follow Step 1 through Step 4 in the procedure above.

  2. Select your email address from the drop-down list next to the Enter your email address if you received this email field and click Continue.
    The Email Address Not Registered screen appears.

  3. Select the “I certify that I have read and agree to the License and Terms” check box. The Register button becomes enabled.

  4. Click Register. The Register Encryption Account screen appears, displaying your recipient email address as your “identity” for encryption. Follow the registration procedure explained in Registering on the Web.

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