[Nottingham] nonplussed

[Dan Caseley]

Just type your password into any box that asks for it. It's the safest way.


On 21 March 2012 11:58, Jason Irwin <jasonirwin73 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 21/03/12 11:16, david at gbenet.com wrote:
> > As you have Linux and Thunderbird installed I will give you a guide what
> to do.
> Thanks, I shall try this at lunch.  I have already "Enigmail" installed
> and keys set-up but I find it a pain to use*.  It also can't seem to make
> it's mind up if it is providing OpenPGP, GPG or S/MIME (or maybe all
> these are the same - I didn't find the documentation very clear).
>
> I guess the thing to do is remove everything back to a clean slate and
> try again.
>
> J.
> *e.g. Just now "pinentry" demanded a password.  Why is the dialog not
> titled "Gnu Privacy passphrase entry" or something?  How is a user
> supposed to know that "pinentry" is managed via "GNU Privacy Assistant"
> and relates to "OpenPGP" in the Thunderbird dialog which is provided by
> "Enigmail"?  There's no obvious link in the names!  A consistency in
> naming helps an end-user figure out what the heck is going on.
>
> Ooh I appear to be in a moany mood today - I shall try and cheer up
> before this evening!
>
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