# Message composition

The way the messages are sent is defined depending on the
receiver

## Encrypted

After selecting a receiver who has already connected to you through
p≡p, you will see a green privacy status bar at the bottom of the
window

## Unencrypted

No bar will be shown

## Encryption disabled

Encryption can be disabled because of several reasons

### Disabled account

There is an option to disable p≡p for a specific account. If p≡p is
disabled for the current account, the privacy bar will show no color

#### Keep decrypting

When p≡p is disabled for an account and "keep decrypting" is set for
the same account, p≡p will encrypt anyway when replying to an
encrypted message

### Disable button

This button is in the composer toolbar. When the button is toggled,
green and yellow privacy status will be shown with a lighter shade and
the outgoing message will not be encrypted

# Options

You can access pEp options by clicking on the Thunderbird menu which
looks like three bars on the top right of the window. Then click on
Addons -> pEp for Thunderbird

## Store messages securely

When this option is not checked, your mail will be saved unencrypted on
your mail server

## Warn if the conversation privacy is lowering

When you reply or forward a private message to untrusted receivers,
the conversation will continue without encryption. In this case you
will see a warning when this option is set

## Disclaimer

This option is designed to work with the disclaimer functionality
provided by your mail server. You can choose "Only encrypted mail" in
order for p≡p to add the disclaimer to encrypted messages that cannot
be modified by your mail server.

Alternatively you can disable the disclaimer on your server and select
"All mail" here to use only p≡p's disclaimer.