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Anonymous Remailer (austria)

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Nov 26, 2015, 3:38:56 AM11/26/15
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Anonymous <nob...@remailer.paranoici.org> wrote:
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> > I am trying to get GPG4Win to work in Windows 10 with Enigmail in
> > Thunderbird, but when I click on a message for which I have a secret and
> > public key in my keyring, I get a message stating it cannot find the
> > secret key. In the log file of Enigmail, I get these results:
> >
> > gpg: DBG: starting `C:\Program Files (x86)\GNU\GnuPG\gpg-agent.exe' for
> > testing failed: General error
> > gpg: can't connect to the agent: Input/output error
> > gpg: problem with the agent: No agent running
> > gpg: encrypted with 1 passphrase
> > gpg: decryption failed: No secret key
> >
> > It appears that GPG-agent cannot be connected to. I normally have the
> > Pinetry window popup asking me to enter my passphrase, but I am not
> > prompted for my passphrase. In addition, when I manually select
> > Decrypt/Verify from the Enigmail menu, I get no secret found.
> >
> > In the Preferences section of Enigmail, I have it pointed to
> > C:\Program Files (x86)\GNU\GnuPG\gpg2.exe
> >
> > Any ideas on how I can get this problem resolved? This configuration is
> > working in Windows 7 and Windows Vista.
>
> I hate to be so sarcastic, but if it ain't broke, you ain'ted had tried to fix it.
> If I can't get W7 to install from a backup of my current computer on my next computer,
> I'm going to Linux. Probably will go there anyway. I am sick of MS constantly
> cooperating with the government spies.

Sounds like a mac is more your speed anyway.

waves bye.

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