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[Bug 689271] Re: Evolution fails to decrypt GPG message if signature (not encryption) key is not available

 

This is an issue for Maverick and Lucid which are still being supported.  So I'm reopening this issue.
Due to many issues with Natty's usability changes and my workflow I haven't tried it there.  Yet even if it may be fixed in Natty it should be fixed in Maverick and Lucid also.

** Changed in: evolution (Ubuntu)
       Status: Expired => Confirmed

** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #386471
   https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=386471

** Also affects: evolution via
   https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=386471
   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

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Title:
  Evolution fails to decrypt GPG message if signature (not encryption)
  key is not available

Status in The Evolution Mail & Calendaring Tool:
  Unknown
Status in “evolution” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: evolution

  It seems that the bug
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evolution/+bug/90339 has
  reappeared in evolution 2.30.3-1ubuntu7.1

  Actual results:

  1) I receive a GPG encrypted mail, sent to my public key. However, the
  mail is signed with a key not in my keyring.

  2) Evolution does not display the mail, instead it displays a red
  error text output from GPG, with a message that the public key used
  for the signature was not found.

  3) Result: I cannot read the mail using Evolution. However, I am able
  to read the mail on the command line by using `gpg --decrypt` -- it
  shows a warning about missing signature key, but also shows the mail
  body.

  Expected results:
  Evolution should show the mail body, plus a broken "seal" at the bottom indicating that the signature public key was not found.

  Does this happen every time?
  Yes.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
  Package: evolution 2.30.3-1ubuntu7.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-23.41-generic 2.6.35.7
  Uname: Linux 2.6.35-23-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: ath9k nvidia mac80211 ath9k_common ath9k_hw ath cfg80211 compat
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Dec 12 15:13:56 2010
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=fi_FI.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: evolution

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