docs: clarify GnuPG default and YubiKey as optional for Usenet

- Added GnuPG as default signing method for regular email
- Clarified YubiKey PIV signing is optional (only for Usenet posts)
- Added three signing options: GnuPG (default), YubiKey (optional), none
- Updated requirements table with gnupg as required package
- Added clear instructions to disable YubiKey (change to vim) for users without hardware
- accounts/mail2news: added comment explaining how to switch to plain vim

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

1 files changed, 41 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ea14cc9..19fdf82 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,38 +9,53 @@ Full write-up: [Posting to Usenet Anonymously with NeoMutt and Mail2News over To
 ## Features
 
 - Multi-account IMAP/SMTP (STARTTLS, port 143/587)
+- **GnuPG support** — PGP signing/encryption for regular email (configured in `neomuttrc.common`)
 - **Mail2news via Tor** — post to Usenet through a `.onion` SMTP gateway, no IP exposed
-- **YubiKey PIV Ed25519 signatures** — automatic signing with hardware key (PGP-like clearsign format)
+- **Optional YubiKey PIV Ed25519 signatures** — hardware-backed signing for Usenet posts (alternative to GnuPG)
 - F7/F9 macro → interactive post script (newsgroup, subject, editor, review, send)
-- Ephemeral `.invalid` From address
+- Ephemeral `.invalid` From address for anonymous posting
 - No IMAP for the mail2news account — send-only
 
 ---
 
 ## Requirements
 
-| Package    | Purpose                       |
-|------------|-------------------------------|
-| `neomutt`  | MUA                           |
-| `tor`      | Tor daemon (127.0.0.1:9050)   |
-| `torsocks` | Tor proxy wrapper             |
-| `swaks`    | SMTP test/send tool           |
-| `vim`      | Message editor                |
-| `yubisigner-cli` | YubiKey PIV signing (optional) |
+| Package    | Purpose                       | Required |
+|------------|-------------------------------|----------|
+| `neomutt`  | MUA                           | Yes      |
+| `gnupg`    | PGP signing/encryption        | Yes      |
+| `tor`      | Tor daemon (127.0.0.1:9050)   | For Usenet posting |
+| `torsocks` | Tor proxy wrapper             | For Usenet posting |
+| `swaks`    | SMTP test/send tool           | Optional |
+| `vim`      | Message editor                | Yes      |
+| `yubisigner-cli` | YubiKey PIV signing      | Optional |
 
 On Arch:
 ```bash
-pacman -S neomutt tor torsocks swaks
+pacman -S neomutt gnupg tor torsocks vim
 ```
 
 On Debian/Ubuntu:
 ```bash
-apt install neomutt tor torsocks swaks
+apt install neomutt gnupg tor torsocks vim
 ```
 
-### YubiKey signing (optional)
+### Signing options
 
-For automatic post signing with YubiKey PIV Ed25519:
+**Option 1: GnuPG (default, recommended)**
+
+GnuPG is pre-configured in `neomuttrc.common`. Set your key ID:
+```bash
+# Edit ~/.config/neomutt/neomuttrc.common and set:
+set pgp_sign_as = "0xYOURKEYID"
+set pgp_default_key = "0xYOURKEYID"
+```
+
+NeoMutt will prompt for signing/encryption when composing messages.
+
+**Option 2: YubiKey PIV Ed25519 (optional, for Usenet posts)**
+
+For hardware-backed signatures on Usenet posts via mail2news:
 
 1. Configure YubiKey PIV slot 9c with Ed25519 key (one-time setup)
 2. Install [yubisigner-cli](https://git.virebent.art/virebent/yubisigner-cli):
@@ -50,14 +65,22 @@ For automatic post signing with YubiKey PIV Ed25519:
    cd yubisigner-cli
    go build -o yubisigner-cli main.go
    ```
-3. Install `vim-yubisigner` wrapper from this repo:
+3. Install signing scripts from this repo:
    ```bash
    mkdir -p ~/bin
-   cp scripts/vim-yubisigner ~/bin/vim-yubisigner
-   chmod +x ~/bin/vim-yubisigner
+   cp scripts/vim-yubisigner ~/bin/
+   cp scripts/yubisigner-with-pinentry ~/bin/
+   chmod +x ~/bin/vim-yubisigner ~/bin/yubisigner-with-pinentry
    ```
 
-The mail2news account is pre-configured to use `vim-yubisigner` as editor, which automatically signs messages with YubiKey after editing.
+The `accounts/mail2news` file is pre-configured to use `vim-yubisigner`. If you don't have YubiKey, edit the file and change:
+```
+set editor = "vim"
+```
+
+**Option 3: No signing**
+
+Comment out or remove GnuPG settings from `neomuttrc.common` and use plain vim for mail2news.
 
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