[WYLUG-help] GPG in Evolution email

[Mike Goodman]

OK, but following the GPG online docs to import a key, having used:

gpg --search-keys abc at abc.com to find one, then

gpg --import-keys which appears to give valid information, I get the
reply:

> $ gpg --import 8hex
> gpg: can't open `8hex': No such file or directory
> gpg: Total number processed: 0

On Sat, 2006-05-20 at 20:05 +0100, James Holden wrote:
> On Sat, May 20, 2006 at 06:13:20PM +0100, Mike Goodman wrote:
> > I installed GPG some time ago and generated keys and a pass phrase. I
> > got the relevant success messages after having initial difficulties and
> > getting help here. However, I hadn't used it apart from a couple of
> > tries just after I'd installed it to send signed and/or encrypted mail
> > without success. Here's the gubbins from generating the keys:
> > 
> > 
> > > gpg: /home/xxxx/.gnupg/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
> > > gpg: key X0X0XX00 marked as ultimately trusted
> > > public and secret key created and signed.
> > > 
> > > gpg: checking the trustdb
> > > gpg: 3 marginal(s) needed, 1 complete(s) needed, PGP trust model
> > > gpg: depth: 0  valid:   1  signed:   0  trust: 0-, 0q, 0n, 0m, 0f, 1u
> > > gpg: next trustdb check due at 2007-01-14
> > > pub   1024D/XXX99XXX 2006-01-14 [expires: 2007-01-14]
> > >       Key fingerprint = 0000 000X XX00 XX00 0XXX  000X 0X00 0XX0 X0X0 XX00
> > > uid                  Mike Goodman (Director, Stop Watch Web Limited) <mike.goodman at stopwatchweb.co.uk>
> > > sub   2048g/0000XX00 2006-01-14 [expires: 2007-01-14]
> 
> All looks good!
> 
> > This bit could be interesting, but I don't know what to do about it:
> > 
> > > gpg: 3 marginal(s) needed, 1 complete(s) needed, PGP trust model
> 
> Don't worry about that for now.
> 
> > When I receive mail from someone using a digital signature, the box at
> > the bottom of the email says
> > 
> > > Valid signature, cannot verify sender
> 
> That's normal. What it means is that the signature is valid, but you
> haven't trusted their key yourself so you've no idea whether it's really
> who they say they are.
> 
> All you need to do to get GPGG working with Evolution is put your key ID
> in the 'GPG/PGP Key ID' box in evolution.
> 
> It's the 8 hex digits after the '1024D/' in the bit you quoted above.
> 
> You should also submit your public key to the keyservers, like so:
> 
> gpg --send-keys <your_key_id>
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> James
> 
>