[Enigmail] Enigmail on Ubuntu 9.04

[Andy Ruddock]

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Robert J. Hansen wrote:
> Since upgrading to Ubuntu 9.04, I've discovered a weird behavior:
> despite having my passphrase cache set to a nice high value, Enigmail
> refuses to cache my passphrase for any length of time.  Each and every
> encrypted email I receive requires me to re-enter a passphrase all over
> again.
> 
> This occurs using official Ubuntu packages.
> 
> Anyone know what's going on?
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Irritating isn't it!

If you click through
  System -> Preferences -> Encryption and Keyrings
you'll get a dialog with two tabs, in the PGP Passphrases tab you can
set the length of time that passphrases are cached for.

Initially it's turned off, but the default setting for it when on is 300
minutes - which is a ludicrously long period of time.

Not sure, but this setting may depend upon whether gpg-agent or seahorse
is used for passphrase caching.

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Andy Ruddock
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