David T-G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> may have typed [02/02/26 06:06]: > > % > % For example, on an email that is signed, when i try to read the > % message, mutt prompts me to verify the sig. i hit yes, mutt prints > % "Invoking PGP....." and nothing else happens. if i hit Ctrl-C, i drop > % into the pager with the gpg output and the signed email displayed > % correctly, including the part about the signature being verified. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ it does get verified.
> > Ahhh... Do you have the required key in your ring? Do you have a key > server defined in your options file and is gpg trying to get a key? > > > % > % this leads me to believe that the child process is not exiting cleanly > % when gpg exits. > > Pop open another window and truss the gpg process to see what it's doing; > I bet the delay is simply trying to get the key so that it can verify the > sig. for example, the output from verifying your signature is: [-- PGP output follows (current time: Tue Feb 26 18:08:18 2002) --] 23 sources found forking into background... gpg: Signature made Tue Feb 26 06:02:11 2002 EST using DSA key ID 7B9F4700 gpg: Good signature from "David T-G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>" gpg: WARNING: This key is not certified with a trusted signature! gpg: There is no indication that the signature belongs to the owner. gpg: Fingerprint: D8F0 A85C 1B88 1EBD 5155 8606 19BE EE09 7B9F 4700 [-- End of PGP output --] [-- The following data is signed --] ( i had to hit Ctrl-C on this one too..) i think i will just go with the upgrade suggestion. thanks for all the replies. sridhar -- Sridhar Srinivasan You cannot kill time without injuring eternity.