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Inline GPG encrypted emails don't get decrypted with Thunderbird's nave GPG support.

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When receiving a GPG encrypted email, that uses the legacy inline mode, Thunderbird does not catch this and decrypt it. Nor can I find a way to trigger the decryption of the message, meaning I need to copy it, and run it through `gpg` myself just to read the email.

Example message:


BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----

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END PGP MESSAGE-----
When receiving a GPG encrypted email, that uses the legacy inline mode, Thunderbird does not catch this and decrypt it. Nor can I find a way to trigger the decryption of the message, meaning I need to copy it, and run it through `gpg` myself just to read the email. Example message: -----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE----- hQIMA6T3l/12LTz6AQ/+J9ra8k7QLYd2VnRS9c51dd/0YF4uGPWuBeYwYd/jgDlO O5UrSxja4v8QVM72NsS8AQI7CAcGaYJj4tnCRRby5JhW1S75UlzC+ZB8/Gpv2c1A OsmpYsK9mgWHSztHAlo+4K4q8Puhm5gOkuOijX9rksBXmsKOHYx0Wu9xQIkTJZDb alMa/M/jBWCx2mUI+rVRLKxWQwGRyYSLeRItWINRFlKLoJlPdGHBueBQEXtBOr3r y/ZpLTy43gNwJEGFnzKmKNeUrOBNZ8iByzNLbrq7nzvXfPR8XRmK7pl2N8HySA/j amMNhgZT2TFLAuFG3PPv6qL4B6LATsfKiBNwFNPrr+3aXC2jY4bZqW02csCpwlKI Lm74KXWNviGUaDH17wjzXT4PAA14yj4/LMxTdRR9exQmFrkNWc34EJNXRAoTpUQE nk+rdq8yTej8riw3bg0Qxv2wyxrfCtAbHSbztTEZee4sfWCMtMU/LnYKenmqA/ow N0j5umQ9+z6iiE1jo/IfgAp1YFj5BjYjMO+CsQVDIJOPga7N2KVYMtjLdiL/pnWe UC+2+CY7xKGhR6LRhZABwEnRV9y9A1uRJk5YVVdGS0b9Vi9gMxnYBfICali+3tv+ vU1CP+sPG4qNnTjjq67vy88ZQjYL7G2YK4YKztJtLJt8eZTlAXUs9bSMvvxK3RCF AQwDtGDEP6KP0JEBB/9UXcwuBjDVaWfI5JtD2XHVz13DKedAy6CN/6NpkvXAnlm+ ZmdMVm2P11RMu5F2BnKVV1+010RjWpbtH1MGGO18r0RQbl4IyNVBzEil+ii6lo45 mcEtzfU15PoAlISQmRnpGfwAbWnIT+E5smCdW8LblACujucajcaxxjLZANEMGxzM 4a+P/n2rGnFS2T7PwPQ0lRkN82Ei7qF46wWNDQm7WCu+IseRYhl4CBLQiKHdFx83 NeX06p658MddeXmtng7eEvN3wzbIJPyOqsnR6MhTaKW1net4RL+HGN87FUbCQNkZ EiBNZV9GR6j2HJqT7e29G/y0GaAl3810/EFofzWe0uoBZyfo2E1UO4UeeMSviYjC /PfXnT8kqmLVKaK394WGKz9i/vd8fnDkQiI85kVffH5MvMZpaED7+Cm7W8tn9I4X DyeAyh5fn1h59sd4gEyTA86VScCoG8IfXCBqndMF0ooqNeCQMcstjLrqlwkJcLkF o09X/HyXncNnhWT6gCmBg23Ho/ANkK7Z51OlYmkdOOjCyH2gQI6A+Ji/+5kGT8kn cyanxLDQbbcahAL2Swmrj5T9DM/X6jNWaNn+zLdUbOY6d6hHVWcyjp6v3HoMTkbr 455WvSz0ADm+moyFUANbm49TEjpRbsNfwaiIA1R8EE8QKBtyM5RgDdGVebwrM5a0 FPizwZz0egpt3qtVPPEkQGKcp/BwyCFTmnyx+OAV4YWiAYaBEwJhiWBh6hpn1wwC vxsdhIf5EoLkJYuU785mmL22Lfxy0U5L/UsP/qmZ+2QDCtzRrbw48yENRZEG4c4/ NcxQrJ7nuLoA5+54AtYni6QKgOi4+r01AS0YQk97BiGfHMYj9S8GYXPSOd2BDukW Gk4eKS+IXcFSPIf+pCCE2f5hIWLm7eItPA4Puup6o5tEvqWbQ1I9eBO4ydf+zFqg nm1mIQxar+fQZ7f84iTJbY8RFUrHYX5AO95xI4qOqCzZSeXZBLwTLW7LPkE5kA3c 9dHu1iPGHA5nZopfR2xHXbqOzvZPTJUqQlQF6TuOQiYKpBHYokt0iaRtoh0z0mc6 bhfjUOEVZ1P+K4q6jB4Mn6jCiNxpHJouS1kw6B7qlNYcYDkUZH6W0Em6SrbPS543 GdaFXoZwECpCJ2jDYJGXL9oVF2zLK3EFdLy2cJJDXK11kxKpA3F5wF/eouqLBHNC JqCquiJp4VQLL870YhfDyBD/55SIiJj5Wqa9ObAtmYpbjPBhfRalcC0EBnVuZF2x jBit0Ht+fEDiEzbA2wXMCI6ckhVEV4MhaoR6WocCcHBp4gnlJUvPn6ZhWfSnyo+d iTQ2ZYy0p6M3MuxJ2J/y6Ybe+f0pP5m45HPkbtTTnmX18nmQdQAaTcI1qX+cEzuR VDepLpfiQyDzHlI9bljey/UYWk/2e/kVgPkte91cEe/eJ0ScgB7+NI7HJYstcKU7 8eZeZ6/rgkHmFnxR9siwyHKRlp6TK0R/sKqYDHLV/MSqCYA5nlOEFCbd26L7NveM oOy03+RT6uZIm3Ope6V0ZmE91a34NVv8VZLcvR0SSEsIApap7wIH8XkZR9gfaF3c J/uYx9pTgyeJWDJw0zWwbflUY2xQCZy5Rk7wh/CLU2NCbCP8+xHq0xper7TJYHRp N01xinYInG8+/wlOondE8uvebNpqJc0ShYK4lnvKRYT1LpzQ/CIhHV9aR6Ga51Wz 6TC0xI9G/flLZHyILsFPB/NImf8pmeHvOml7KO7Y3w4dzQyK9wkG2Fwb3f5iOBjL 2auHGriWiZsBHm0IBIQMp0tix5wjhpXeQgD91OHnlugiIetQrdKbPqtcqcFHpxJh 5xO0ksXkeWOkuGVkyeuAPGj5ROVSIfGE5IVbd85vwBbQzfmDWqYZSOTg2btlJ4Hg dySCl1oVrbX30ddhWv/qXwLTrTg3VqGsuGtoAWH7V13i3UHVC3m2rKURDh6YFrSF /yVU4GOl/w/+opPqSviNclPj4YGxqxTUfE0BWLnc/tClmuu47UVOSLsFV7zU0v9i yTdEEA7a7oJ+6kPbaQ5jx5inmKP+JAlCGbumj9qckAVGXPNsnkZgXtPRAxaZCYh3 2QKWQ6Ipl2fCmYNwUu+gmSZ+1Io78n0iFQqnUj4tyUsjV52qgh7RjY7PZEhZ4fX4 rilSSoJGIjDtO1a34F9vO7gzN9miGIBFEEj6S23tLdHSpisoRGP0QqKMGk41VliR pD6FGhrpckBJ6AdbfE8aW59DlDzt4tVVYtn26Mf94krikdV4WH0cuD4SEqn4sey5 nE9U/o9D48Jw9T18X6TFwRelQkExPT7cQE9dxvhctAGSGexkyV002AVX58/gktpV 5rTF0r9jKuX+s3mUUy2hdByRZq9QLf0EbrTofMxl5mL4oS42jfyMj1Zz8et6wYYY Fp4kCwPg3Xj1FhqZgUFRf1wVucUQTsi30s21FQvX/16XqBsqh/i0af+zEoewcXhj jrCgzNXrDk01C62kYs03xPi0eD3dabquV5RjX4oJ0R2Rqju+MmsyqlX9Wh6nb+3R lRL8m011YROA7FE7DnkDHAb25/g9ejDCmaPKDX6X79139mNMrc/2SOz1Cr22/+0Z uHgm =Idmw -----END PGP MESSAGE-----