Encrypt on reply to encrypted email and add 'encrypt_by_default' config

2 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/docs/source/configuration/accounts_table b/docs/source/configuration/accounts_table
index 872afac2..e267ff9b 100644
--- a/docs/source/configuration/accounts_table
+++ b/docs/source/configuration/accounts_table
@@ -123,6 +123,16 @@
     :default: False
 
 
+.. _encrypt-by-default:
+
+.. describe:: encrypt_by_default
+
+     Outgoing messages will be GPG encrypted by default if this is set to True.
+
+    :type: boolean
+    :default: False
+
+
 .. _gpg-key:
 
 .. describe:: gpg_key
diff --git a/docs/source/usage/crypto.rst b/docs/source/usage/crypto.rst
index 03e1dc2e..87888288 100644
--- a/docs/source/usage/crypto.rst
+++ b/docs/source/usage/crypto.rst
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ 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.
 
+You can set the default to-encrypt bit for each :ref:`account <config.accounts>`
+individually using the option :ref:`encrypt_by_default <encrypt-by-default>`.
+
 .. note::
     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