-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 On 04.09.14 17:31, Philip Jackson wrote: > I'm reflecting on how to describe an RFE about OpenPGP headers. > > I have tested one case where gnupg is not going to collect a key > (gpg.conf keyserver setting removed) AND enigmail's keyserver > preference is set for automatic download, the key for decrypting an > email is NOT on my keyring AND the public key is NOT on a > keyserver. > > When I try to open the mail, there is a delay of several seconds > before the decrypted text is displayed. During that time, I > imagine, enigmail was attempting to download the key with no > success.
Enigmail does not attempt to automatically download keys. If you enable the option in Thunderbird, Enigmail passes the corresponding parameters to GnuPG. I.e. GnuPG will try to download the key - exactly as if you configured this in gpg.conf. > But no specific error message was displayed at this point. > > > The yellow enigmail header (unverifed signature) is displayed and > the Details button provides 3 options : import key, security info > display and copy. > > If I click on the import key, after a few seconds, an enigmail > alert is displayed saying that no key was imported. This is > correct. > > But I think that error message should have appeared earlier when > the automatic key search was completed. I think my comment above explains why Enigmail does not display or care in any way. - -Patrick -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.22 (Darwin) iQEVAwUBVAiJf8k25cDiHiw+AQgXVQf+PEm1o9GTHc0tgrdCRL2dyFR1Ew8J0iX0 MPMeY8If3Mfx9hheNg3kGBTKaYLLTfISeadnPG1x2qMNDf3blzEY3i/1MBHk2k7e 1S4rkuaiVliXegIApFuwkcHEc844qnxlFKMBs/dwQsOYArAbGhLhN6VQCUyBoKj1 w1WXQNyyzDMwuD5E8IH72p7/sNNDmQq3xpo8f44x7wWQBkEs4TkT5U4TnAcbSfnw Mxm5RHkj3u9uGSjZpMjxsi1mOC1LoTJeRnKotOn23RUhyZ0nl9B8rIHQgFb/Qt6s 5WlCGdyplvfy30lCzk5ndD1/4EFUnTMOzNVIkg2X/ff1kPWJTplnsQ== =WUbB -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ enigmail-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or make changes to your subscription click here: https://admin.hostpoint.ch/mailman/listinfo/enigmail-users_enigmail.net
