Add comment about "encrypt-to-self" in docs.

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diff --git a/docs/source/usage/crypto.rst b/docs/source/usage/crypto.rst
index 6cee7753..243cc445 100644
--- a/docs/source/usage/crypto.rst
+++ b/docs/source/usage/crypto.rst
@@ -39,3 +39,9 @@ and :ref:`toggleencrypt <cmd.envelope.toggleencrypt>` and
 in envelope mode to ask alot to encrypt the mail before sending.
 The :ref:`encrypt <cmd.envelope.encrypt>` command accepts an optional
 hint string as argument to determine the key of the recipient.
+
+If you want to access encrypt mail later it is useful to add yourself to the
+list of recipients when encrypting with gpg (not the recipients whom mail is
+actually send to). The simplest way to do this is to use the `encrypt-to`
+option in the :file:`~/.gnupg/gpg.conf`. But you might have to specify the
+correct encryption subkey otherwise gpg seems to throw an error.