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Aaron W. Hsu
Dec 1, 2012, 5:04:03 PM12/1/12
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I am trying to set up my Kmail installation to use GPG to sign my messages
and the like. I know that I have done this before, but I am getting what
seems to be a common problem where GPG seems to have trouble with the
password. For one thing, I am never even prompted for a password. I have
seen some various forum posts and the like about fixing this, but none of
them actually detail what the real problem is, so that I can figure out what
solution I want to use. I have heard some things about gpg-agent and the
like, but I was hoping that someone could explain exactly what is the
problem with Kmail not asking for a password and the like? What do I need to
have setup appropriately in order to use Kmail with GPG?
I am using Kmail 4.9.3 on Slackware64 14.0.
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Aaron W. Hsu
Dec 1, 2012, 5:54:25 PM12/1/12
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Aaron W. Hsu wrote:
> I am trying to set up my Kmail installation to use GPG to sign my messages
> and the like. I know that I have done this before, but I am getting what
> seems to be a common problem where GPG seems to have trouble with the
> password. For one thing, I am never even prompted for a password. I have
> seen some various forum posts and the like about fixing this, but none of
> them actually detail what the real problem is, so that I can figure out
> what solution I want to use. I have heard some things about gpg-agent and
> the like, but I was hoping that someone could explain exactly what is the
> problem with Kmail not asking for a password and the like? What do I need
> to have setup appropriately in order to use Kmail with GPG?
>
> I am using Kmail 4.9.3 on Slackware64 14.0.
It seems that the whole thing hinges solely on whether or not gpg-agent is
> I am trying to set up my Kmail installation to use GPG to sign my messages
> and the like. I know that I have done this before, but I am getting what
> seems to be a common problem where GPG seems to have trouble with the
> password. For one thing, I am never even prompted for a password. I have
> seen some various forum posts and the like about fixing this, but none of
> them actually detail what the real problem is, so that I can figure out
> what solution I want to use. I have heard some things about gpg-agent and
> the like, but I was hoping that someone could explain exactly what is the
> problem with Kmail not asking for a password and the like? What do I need
> to have setup appropriately in order to use Kmail with GPG?
>
> I am using Kmail 4.9.3 on Slackware64 14.0.
running correctly or not. On Slackware, I have solved this using the
following technique:
http://www.sacrideo.us/v5/blog/kmail_gpg
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