Sending A Message From Your Nym
Obviously, if you have created a nym, you're going to want to send people messages from that nym. This is as easy as creating a template. Here's an example with my George Johnson example nym.
You use the same templates for Zax nyms and Ghio nyms.
Fcc: gjohnson Host: quicksilvermail.net From: nobody@nowhere.net Nym: George Johnson <gjohnson@mixnym.net> Chain: *,*,*; To: Subject: ~~
Really, this is all that's required to send nym mail. On sending, the Nym: header tells QSL to reformat the message, into that required by the nymserver and also, PGP sign the message from the nym and encrypt it to the nymserver. The From: header is the address used when the message is leaving your computer, same as a mixmaster message. You undoubtedly want a Chain: header, so that your message cannot be traced to the nymserver.
If you wish to PGP sign and/or encrypt the message to the recipient, add a Pgp: header, same as any other case you want PGP. Like this:
Pgp: sign=0xBC3709FB; encrypt=0x14D0C447; Fcc: gjohnson Host: quicksilvermail.net From: nobody@nowhere.net Nym: George Johnson <gjohnson@mixnym.net> Chain: *,*,*; To: Subject: ~~
You can use the PGP buttons on the QSL toolbar instead of adding a Pgp: header,
if you wish.
These are generic templates. They can be used for sending messages originating
from you, and also for replies to incoming messages. If you have ongoing
correspondence via your nym, with some recipient, you can take a generic
template and derive a new template with that recipients specific info. Of
course, you want to keep the generic template as well.
IMPORTANT: If you are experienced with nyms and creating nym messages by hand, you must NOT format the outgoing message into the nym format. QSL does that for you.