-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 On 15.12.13 18:43, Philip Jackson wrote: [...] > Second Case : after the 'import public key' option has been used > and the key is available in the key manager and appears to be valid > but I have not yet set a trust level nor signed the key. > Thunderbird displays a purple band with the message 'Error - > signature verification failed; click on 'Details' button for more > information.' The Details button provides 5 usable options : > > 1. 'OpenPGP security info': this gives a dialog box with 'Error - > signature verification failed' which we already knew so not very > helpful. 2. 'copy OpenPGP security info' - it doesn't do anything > - doesn't copy anything to windows clipboard - presumably because > nothing is known. 3. 'View key properties' : this doesn't do > anything despite multiple tries. (note that if the key manager is > opened from OpenPGP/Key management, the subject imported key is > visible provided that Thunderbird has been closed and restarted > after import.) But Details button option 3 does nothing - no > effect. 4. 'Sign sender's key' - this opens a dialog box which > appears that it would work BUT why would one wish to sign a key > where 'verification has failed' ? 5. 'Set owner trust of sender's > key' : this opens a dialog box where the 'Key to trust' field is > empty (you need to open key manager or Kleopatra to find the key > ID) - but again, on what basis would you set a trust level for an > unidentified key for which verification had failed ?
This looks like a bug. Could I ask you to report a bug via https://sourceforge.net/p/enigmail/bugs/new/ Thanks, - -Patrick -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.22 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQEVAwUBUrRZvsk25cDiHiw+AQgjxgf+IeNlerfo3MDPWA/YhO7dEwY0BL29t24B hyM2u7PDBJWmg/XjvD5Vo1wNk2Z1BDXf6X4B9pGaDfNt9n9D5cGghwd8gPSF5UUf HUH5QnBNIbLe6DdTSuADTtwUpDbuY6CgHF2iQCm4paFGHsah9H64Tjk85+iJaf1u +YO3m1oJHm97or+beWpWKa++DwtMTbBiyJaRno6ysE1mLvpe1xgFkSn++e/U3NbH zhDYu10e1DWfg4F7tOEjWD10BWNOabcsfdSUzOtFmsgQjreDRXZu6YKbnqpNS0Un wXSWtOJ49RdL2moCL3KA++pOwowjAoUrOObE2/fEAFYj67kID1zB8w== =CXxn -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ enigmail-users mailing list enigmail-users@enigmail.net https://admin.hostpoint.ch/mailman/listinfo/enigmail-users_enigmail.net
