Re: [Evolution] Continuing strange GPG behavior

[Jeffrey Stedfast <fejj ximian com>]

On 19 May 2001 16:42:11 -0700, Dan Berger wrote:
> I've mentioned this before, but after installing the latest version via
> Red Carpet and seeing no positive change, I figured I'd ask again.
>
> Evo no longer seems to correctly handle PGP mail sitting in my folders.
> Signed messages aren't being verified, and encrypted messages are
> displaying the encrypted text rather than prompting for a passphrase to
> decrypt.

Hmmm, this should work... it does for me

> Replying to a PGP signed message results in a composition window without
> the original text.

This will only happen if you've decrypted the original text (if not,
then I guess it just doesn't work. Danw says we should do this, I'm not
so certain... but whatever).

> In case it matters, I've got several (3) accounts configured.

nah, this shouldn't make a difference.
  
> The relevant sections of the evolution/config/Mail file are:
>
> [PGP]
> type=3
> path=/usr/bin/gpg

Ah, you need to change Type to 4 since I added a type for PGP 6.5.x,
GnuPG was bumped to 4 instead of 3. See if that solves the problem.

>  
> which I haven't changed since the first install I performed.
>
> If I PGP sign or encrypt a message, Evo does the right thing.  Also,
> signed messages in my sent folder *are* correctly verified - it just
> doesn't seem to be working with anyone else's key. 

hmmm, weird. Now I'm really confused. Try the 'type' change I suggested
and see if that works.

Jeff