pgp/mime support in kmail
hello folks
i'm having quite a few problems, setting up pgp/mime support in kmail -
it's possible that this problem isn't debian specific at all - i just thought
i'll ask here first.
another question first (ok, this may be offtopic - sorry for that. which
list would you consider asking this?):
i'm using unstable and it's not easy, installing all components
needed - debian mirrors don't provide pineentry or newpg.
i had to fetch them from an unofficial source
(http://ma2geo.mathematik.uni-karlsruhe.de/public-debian/).
why does unstable lack the support for openpgp/s-mime?
anyway - my problem is:
i followed the pgp/mime-guide at http://kmail.kde.org/kmail-pgpmime-howto.html
i successfully set up pineentry (both qt and gtk versions) and also tested
it on the commandline - where it works without problems (the qt or gtk-dialog
appears and my passphrase is kept in memory).
in kmail, i configured the openpgp-plugin under security/cryptoplugins and
also activated it.
first question: do i have to keep the inline openpgp-interface (in the tab
openPGP) activated or shall i deactivate it?
i deactivated it - but it doesn't seem to change anything. my old messages
which were decrypted using inline-openpgp still get decrypted using the
inline-one.
second question: do both methods (plugin and inline) work properly together
or do i have to get rid of one (supposedly the inline-one) ?
ok, i then went over to the few pgp/mime-mails i had received and hoped that
i would finally be able to decrypt them. but i still get the same error on
every message:
---
Cannot decrypt message.
Error: No passphrase.
Content could *not* be decrypted.
reason:No passphrase.
End of encrypted message
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i also get this error when i encrypt something on the command-line and my
passphrase is in memory.
third question: what have i missed or what have i done wrong?
help would be very appreciated - thanks a lot in advance!
Pascal Mainini
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