-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 On 18.03.15 12:11, Bob Henson wrote: > I just installed the new GnupG 2.0.27, via Gpg4Win 2.2.4 vanilla. > I couldnot access the Enigmail key management window at all - > getting the following error message:- > > error The spinner was indicating that it was trying to load the > keys, but nothing happenedafter a considerable wait. > > I reinstalled it over itself to no avail. I re-installed 2.0.26 > via Gpg4Win 2.2.3 and all was immediately restored to full > functioning . Not being very technical, I have no idea why this > should be but thought it would be of interest, and that someone > might know why? I'm not currently connected to the GPG4Win forum, > so I can't say if it has been mentioned in there.
The deeper reason is, that GnuPG 2.0.27 errors out if it detects weak digest algorithms. They are used on older keys, having the MD5 hash. See the release notes for 2.0.27: http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2015q1/000362.html This behaviour prohibits loading the key list, as Enigmail respects the exit code of GnuPG and thinks, there is a serious error and no usable output. So, this is no bug which was introduced with Enigmail 1.8, you would certainly get the same behaviour with 1.7.2. As a first aid, this can be fixed by the following procedure: Open Enigmail -> Preferences. Ensure the "Advanced" tab is shown. If not, click on "Show Expert Settings and Menues". Select the "Advanced" tab. Put the following in the field "Additional parameters for GnuPG": - --allow-weak-digest-algos Click on "Ok". This restores the behaviour of GnuPG 2.0.26 in this respect. Enigmail should run fine again. _Warning_: This is a first aid only! In the medium term, you should try to migrate away from keys using the MD5 hash. HTH Ludwig -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iQIcBAEBCgAGBQJVCXY4AAoJEDrb+m0Aoeb++LUQAM7iR1/lBdBh4+DmlK816O/Q prAeznpogWP113b947c0iXrbzbDX0fzTlmty1Lh2OwT+cWLRKFBUSBd7W4hSOw9g RWYwKNnE5ZZxMYLGyI3ro2EdtajvuqIMpL2+A09H8cP39iI6oiYUe9LQJvm+LGAH hnlLxiSTc4R6OrfNC4SxRslMmkL3mPAcKo/fud+JvvQxLeEZh3AEiz+gG8/SZE0E zBwHGmij66IdRKpsZTytkXrJw6Uewuc0zscYtxEw6lkmW5F9S0kqaRVxtX8Wylbf H/VgI+ux5KZwV8CmJFLcP8vpwxsMbTG9rPFcXBiDA1pbDZei9uqqzsGT8bLlOV7S bh8I9UEsaqGX8Nd+NzWmNvNX3trIxoSxdmLjejhhSP7AO4f9TELXSv932ZjOH8rU fOIooSO0Fu2bXkYReYCYojyn1042Qq4tZVao6Y/QQtWJmNpUryoeEWzcI1N/US9W yFlOkFgRyzzVUX/6b7bmfPBnhXFPxvTBRON55sjo839b6zAbTxgRBUegGubesF+A Af9HQxmzlLT0tmnW34aOu0B6f84fM47RiqpmmUUb/gcD6HO4/rv6KdcjYAfdlg4u KV7hzAk66T0COxV7w2R7jddmORV5f24+WeFoCHHy4m8E6pzE9gS18GCgUfld0tDR pWl/E0dW3jtpzZttqBMa =A7NB -----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
