[Enigmail] MACGPG V2 (GNUPG 2) Removal problem with Enigmail

[Robert J. Hansen]

Keith wrote:
> I had to manually remove the GPG-AGENT V2 for gnupg2 and build and 
> install gnupg  v1.4.

Probably wise.  Many of us here are skeptical of GnuPG 2; it seems to
add very little that we need, and at the price of a lot of complexity,
which we don't need.

> Is there a setting some where in Enigmail or thunderbird that has to
> be reset or fixed to tell enigmail not to expect to use gpg-agent.
> Thanks for any help.

Unfortunately, yes.

OpenPGP Preferences --> Display expert settings

Once you do that, you may need to close and re-open the Preferences
window.  (Some platforms you do, some don't.  This is a Thunderbird
weirdness, not an Enigmail weirdness.)

OpenPGP Preferences --> Advanced

Make sure "Use gpg-agent for passphrases" is unchecked.

That should fix it.


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