** GnuPG 1.4.3 or later
+** Gnus 5.10.8 or later (optional)
+
* Quick start
-(0) Put (require 'epg-file) in your ~/.emacs.el
+** Transparent file encryption
+
+EasyPG provides transparent file encryption similar to crypt++,
+alpaca.el, hedgehog. To enable this feature, put (require 'epg-file)
+in your ~/.emacs.el, C-x C-f ~/test.txt.gpg.
+
+** Using with Gnus/PGG
-(1) Restart emacs
+EasyPG provides an implementation of the backend interface of
+Gnus/PGG. To use EasyPG instead of pgg-gpg, install pgg-epg.el and
+add the following line to your ~/.gnus
-(2) C-x C-f ~/test.gpg
+(setq pgg-scheme 'epg)
* Advantages over other competitors