Re: [Enigmail] Problems with Mint Debian

2016-11-23 Thread Bob Henson
n the settings, and it worked perfectly- so the obvious answer is to use Claws mail - certainly for anything encrypted, so that is what I will do. Thanks for the help, anyway. Regards, Bob On 22/11/2016 4:46 pm, Patrick Brunschwig wrote: > On 22.11.16 14:09, Bob Henson wrote: >> I didn&#x

Re: [Enigmail] Problems with Mint Debian

2016-11-22 Thread Bob Henson
On 22/11/2016 11:40 am, Mike Acker wrote: > > > On 11/22/2016 06:00 AM, enigmail-users-requ...@enigmail.net wrote: >> LMDE is not production ready (and neither are the other editions >> of Linux Mint), even if it looks pretty. > > > I disagree with these remarks. I'm using LMDE/2 (Betsy) today -

[Enigmail] Problems with Mint Debian

2016-11-21 Thread Bob Henson
Having used it before with no problems, I am getting an error using Enigmail/GnuPG2 on Thunderbird running under a new install of Linux Mint Debian Edition. All appears welluntil I come to send a message and I get the error message:- "GnuPG reports an error in the communication with gpg-agent (a c

Re: [Enigmail] Rules for attaching public key

2016-06-01 Thread Bob Henson
On 01/06/2016 6:32 pm, Hakuch wrote: > are there any possibilities to create rules for public key attaching? > Currently, I send always my public key to everyone, even if I sent it > already 2000 times to a specific person. Why not just put your key number in your signature and let them get it fro

Re: [Enigmail] Adele and PGP/MIME?

2016-04-07 Thread Bob Henson
On 07/04/2016 2:37 am, B00ze/Empire wrote: > Good day. > > So I've switched to using my Zoho email account for testing with Adele. > Now, I have a older version 1.6 of Enigmail, but I saw that the newer > versions use PGP/MIME by default, so I decided to try it out with Adele > (I can pick PGP/MIM

Re: [Enigmail] (small) missing feature: sort tabs in signature tabular view

2015-07-28 Thread Bob Henson
On 27/07/2015 10:48 pm, Hauke Westemeier wrote: > > I also would like to have a sorting possibility of the key signatures. > I have some keys in my keyring who have several hundred signatures. By > sorting by user-id it would be possible to get a faster overview who > of my known keys also signed

Re: [Enigmail] New GnuPG 2.0.27

2015-03-21 Thread Bob Henson
On 21/03/2015 10:36 am, Olav Seyfarth wrote: > Hi Patrick, > >> I'm thinking about adding "--allow-weak-digest-algos" to the GnuPG >> parameters if GnuPG > 2.0.27 is detected. Would you think this is a good >> idea to get rid of the problem -- or this just postponing the problem? > > Please don'

Re: [Enigmail] New GnuPG 2.0.27

2015-03-21 Thread Bob Henson
On 21/03/2015 9:57 am, Olav Seyfarth wrote: > > Hi Bob, > > > Deletion was a shade more complex as two old Thawtes keys had private > keys, but all is now well. Thanks again, > > > So, how did you solve that? I also had two secret keys, now removed. > I'd like to restore them, but how to ged rid

Re: [Enigmail] New GnuPG 2.0.27

2015-03-21 Thread Bob Henson
On 20/03/2015 10:01 pm, Olav Seyfarth wrote: installed GnupG 2.0.27, via Gpg4Win 2.2.4 >>> reason is, that GnuPG 2.0.27 errors out if it detects keys using MD5. >>> Workaround: use allow-weak-digest-algos in Enigmail or gpg.conf >> Is there a method to search for such keys? > > I definitely

Re: [Enigmail] New GnuPG 2.0.27

2015-03-18 Thread Bob Henson
On 18/03/2015 12:57 pm, Ludwig Hügelschäfer wrote: > 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:- >

[Enigmail] New GnuPG 2.0.27

2015-03-18 Thread Bob Henson
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

Re: [Enigmail] Medium Term Plan for Dropping GnuPG 1.4.x Support

2015-02-06 Thread Bob Henson
On 06/02/2015 7:35 am, Patrick Brunschwig wrote: > On 05.02.15 21:02, Doug Barton wrote: >> On 2/4/15 11:01 PM, Patrick Brunschwig wrote: >>> The question is not so much the effort - you won't get a figure >>> from me. The main concern is code complexity, which makes things >>> hard to read, unders

Re: [Enigmail] GnuPG 2.0 for Windows

2015-02-05 Thread Bob Henson
On 05/02/2015 10:52 am, Werner Koch wrote: > If there is a problem with Kleopatra you may instead use GPA - just do > not install Kleopatra, use a registry setting, or delete the Kleopatra > binary. Except for some minor things GPA provide the same functionally > (called the UI-Server) and in add

Re: [Enigmail] Medium Term Plan for Dropping GnuPG 1.4.x Support

2015-02-05 Thread Bob Henson
On 05/02/2015 6:55 am, Patrick Brunschwig wrote: > On 04.02.15 20:16, Bob Henson wrote: >> On 04/02/2015 5:13 pm, Patrick Brunschwig wrote: >>> We recently discussed in (a part of) the Enigmail team that we should >>> think about giving up support for GnuPG 1.4.x. >

Re: [Enigmail] Medium Term Plan for Dropping GnuPG 1.4.x Support

2015-02-05 Thread Bob Henson
On 05/02/2015 6:55 am, Patrick Brunschwig wrote: > On 04.02.15 20:16, Bob Henson wrote: >> On 04/02/2015 5:13 pm, Patrick Brunschwig wrote: >>> We recently discussed in (a part of) the Enigmail team that we should >>> think about giving up support for GnuPG 1.4.x. >

Re: [Enigmail] Medium Term Plan for Dropping GnuPG 1.4.x Support

2015-02-05 Thread Bob Henson
On 04/02/2015 8:15 pm, Doug Barton wrote: > On 2/4/15 11:16 AM, Bob Henson wrote: >> On 04/02/2015 5:13 pm, Patrick Brunschwig wrote: >>> We recently discussed in (a part of) the Enigmail team that we should >>> think about giving up support for GnuPG 1.4.x. >>>

Re: [Enigmail] Medium Term Plan for Dropping GnuPG 1.4.x Support

2015-02-04 Thread Bob Henson
On 04/02/2015 7:27 pm, Samir Nassar wrote: > On Wednesday, February 04, 2015 07:16:26 PM Bob Henson wrote: > > Hmm - just tried the GPG4Win installer - it won't allow the installation > > of GnuPG without Kleopatra too and Kleopatra is very, very flaky under > > Windows

Re: [Enigmail] Medium Term Plan for Dropping GnuPG 1.4.x Support

2015-02-04 Thread Bob Henson
On 04/02/2015 7:27 pm, Samir Nassar wrote: > > On Wednesday, February 04, 2015 07:16:26 PM Bob Henson wrote: > > Hmm - just tried the GPG4Win installer - it won't allow the installation > of GnuPG without Kleopatra too and Kleopatra is very, very flaky under > Windows 64

Re: [Enigmail] Medium Term Plan for Dropping GnuPG 1.4.x Support

2015-02-04 Thread Bob Henson
On 04/02/2015 5:13 pm, Patrick Brunschwig wrote: > We recently discussed in (a part of) the Enigmail team that we should > think about giving up support for GnuPG 1.4.x. > > Hmm - just tried the GPG4Win installer - it won't allow the installation of GnuPG without Kleopatra too and Kleopatra is ve

Re: [Enigmail] Medium Term Plan for Dropping GnuPG 1.4.x Support

2015-02-04 Thread Bob Henson
On 04/02/2015 5:13 pm, Patrick Brunschwig wrote: > We recently discussed in (a part of) the Enigmail team that we should > think about giving up support for GnuPG 1.4.x. > There may be a few problems with Windows users only being able to get GnuPG 2.x as part of GPG4Win - that might put many peop

Re: [Enigmail] how to turn off constant dialog prompt by Enigmail in background?

2014-12-19 Thread Bob Henson
On 19/12/2014 3:27 pm, terrygal...@mailbolt.com wrote: > > > On Fri, Dec 19, 2014, at 07:23 AM, Bob Henson wrote: >> Enable it, and then don't use it. Simples! Tchk! > > Or, remove the broken software. Simpler! Tchk! > > My apologies to everyone else reading -

Re: [Enigmail] how to turn off constant dialog prompt by Enigmail in background?

2014-12-19 Thread Bob Henson
On 19/12/2014 3:08 pm, terrygal...@mailbolt.com wrote: > > > On Fri, Dec 19, 2014, at 06:54 AM, Bob Henson wrote: >> I don't recall the conversation - but it sounds to me as though the >> OP has not set his Thunderbird account to use Enigmail. >> >> Tools

Re: [Enigmail] how to turn off constant dialog prompt by Enigmail in background?

2014-12-19 Thread Bob Henson
On 19/12/2014 10:13 am, Roland Siemons wrote: > Terry, > > I have the same problem. I remember the issue was debated some time > ago, e.g. by bob.hen...@galen.org.uk (topic: "Odd behaviour of > Enigmail 1.7.2"). I did not see an answer. > > Perhaps anyone knows which settig should be adapted in T

Re: [Enigmail] GnuPG 2.1.0

2014-11-06 Thread Bob Henson
On 06/11/2014 4:55 PM, Robert J. Hansen wrote: >> Thanks. I imagine that will also apply to the Windows port too. > > > > At present, we do not recommend using GnuPG 2.1 with Enigmail. There > are a couple of problems with it which we believe will seriously impact > many users' experiences. >

Re: [Enigmail] GnuPG 2.1.0

2014-11-06 Thread Bob Henson
On 06/11/2014 2:52 PM, Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote: > > On 11/06/2014 06:11 AM, Bob Henson wrote: > > I hear this morning that there is a new GnuPG 2.1.0 version which is > quite different from the 2.0.x versions. Will Enigmail continue to work > with this new version? >

[Enigmail] GnuPG 2.1.0

2014-11-06 Thread Bob Henson
I hear this morning that there is a new GnuPG 2.1.0 version which is quite different from the 2.0.x versions. Will Enigmail continue to work with this new version? Regards, Bob signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ enigmail-users

Re: [Enigmail] Odd behaviour of Enigmail 1.7.2

2014-10-05 Thread Bob Henson
On 05/10/2014 12:36 PM, Patrick Brunschwig wrote: > On 05.10.14 10:54, Bob Henson wrote: >> I must say that the new Enigmail is much more unnecessarily >> complicated to set up and to use than the old one - and I cannot >> see the reason for the changes. I'm sure

Re: [Enigmail] Odd behaviour of Enigmail 1.7.2

2014-10-05 Thread Bob Henson
On 04/10/2014 7:46 PM, Ludwig Hügelschäfer wrote: > Hi Bob, > > On 25.09.14 17:38, Bob Henson wrote: >> I've just started using Thunderbird/Enigmail again and am seeing an od > d >> thing. I have Enigmail set to neither sign nor encrypt mail unless I >> manu

[Enigmail] Odd behaviour of Enigmail 1.7.2

2014-09-25 Thread Bob Henson
I've just started using Thunderbird/Enigmail again and am seeing an odd thing. I have Enigmail set to neither sign nor encrypt mail unless I manually tell it to. When replying to a newsgroup messageor e-mail, the Enigmail Key Selection window pops up. This is apparently random - but may be time rel