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

[Keith]

Robert J. Hansen wrote:
> 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.
> 
> 
> 

OK I missed that all is well now. I needed to add idea cipher support so
that is why I rolled back to 1.4 and in the future I will try to build
2.x with idea, I just don't have the time right now to read the docs and
install it properly.




-- 
Best Regards, Keith
http://home.comcast.net/~kilowattradio/

-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: signature.asc
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 250 bytes
Desc: OpenPGP digital signature
URL: <http://www.mozdev.org/pipermail/enigmail/attachments/20090726/69a0b833/attachment.bin>