We have GOT TO make things simpler

2019-10-05 Thread Roland Siemons
Dear List, I explained a problem. I proposed a step forward towards a solution. There were 17 responses. So far, those responses either: - advised to no longer use GnuPG, or - denied or downplayed the problem (although I demonstrated the existence of the problem), or - argued against those who

We have GOT TO make things simpler

2019-09-30 Thread Roland Siemons
Dear GNUPG developers, We have GOT TO make things simpler. 1/ I do have some years of experience with GnuPG. Especially with convincing people to use it. It is not easy. But I do it because it is in my interest to be able to communicate privately. 2/ My latest experience is with a person who s

We have GOT TO make things simpler

2019-09-30 Thread Roland Siemons
Dear GNUPG developers, We have GOT TO make things simpler. 1/ I do have some years of experience with GnuPG. Especially with convincing people to use it. It is not easy. But I do it because it is in my interest to be

Fwd: GPA errors when creating key pair

2019-02-01 Thread Roland Siemons (P)
Subject: GPA errors when creating key pair Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2019 09:03:54 +0100 From: Roland Siemons (P) To

GPA errors when creating key pair

2019-02-01 Thread Roland Siemons (P)
Dear List, I am trying to help somebody to set up GPG4Win. He uses Win10. Trying to create a new key pair using GPA, GPA returns: "The GPGME library returned an unexpected error at gpagenkeyadvop.c:163. The error was: Invalid argument" How can this be resolved? Greetz, -- Rola

gpg troubles

2018-10-31 Thread Roland Siemons (P)
bles > Message-ID: <20181029031830.ga24...@kugelfisch.zuhause.test> > > Roland Siemons (P) at Fri., 2018-10-12: > >> 3/ Assisted remotely by some of you, I was able to sort out a very >> strange problem with decryption. The solution was found by manipulating >> my key from insid

gpg troubles

2018-10-12 Thread Roland Siemons (P)
Dear GnuPG experts, 1/ Thanks and compliments to those who make GnuPG possible! 2/ I am a very ordinary end-user who unfortunately cannot fall back to computer experts easily in his vicinity. One of those for whom forum assistance and manuals are very important. 3/ Assisted remotely by some of you

Re: Decryption troubles

2018-10-11 Thread Roland Siemons (P)
subkey 1594F1502D7EF3B9 instead of primary key AEEC5E2ED87628F5 gpg: encrypted with 2048-bit RSA key, ID 1594F1502D7EF3B9, created 2017-03-18   "Roland Siemons " gpg: decryption failed: No secret key # I do not kn

Decryption troubles

2018-10-10 Thread Roland Siemons
1594F1502D7EF3B9, created 2017-03-18   "Roland Siemons " gpg: decryption failed: No secret key # I do not know what to do with this information, and shall appreciate if you can get me out of this troubles. For your information, this is returned upon gpg -K: ###

Re: Decryption troubles

2018-10-10 Thread Roland Siemons (P)
subkey 1594F1502D7EF3B9 instead of primary key AEEC5E2ED87628F5 gpg: encrypted with 2048-bit RSA key, ID 1594F1502D7EF3B9, created 2017-03-18   "Roland Siemons " gpg: decryption failed: No secret key # I do not kn

Decryption troubles

2018-10-10 Thread Roland Siemons
ed an unexpected error at gpafiledecryptop.c:540. The error was: No secret key." I am using GPA with GnuPG 2.2.10. Please advise! -- Roland Siemons Haaksbergerstraat 205 ENSCHEDE t: O645616734 ___ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnup

Help needed with key

2018-10-10 Thread Roland Siemons
made by myself, using the same key. I receive this error message: "The GPGME library returned an unexpected error at gpafiledecryptop.c:540. The error was: No secret key." I am using GPA with GnuPG 2.2.10. Please advise! -- Roland Siemons Haaksbe

Help needed with key

2018-10-10 Thread Roland Siemons (P)
made by myself, using the same key. I receive this error message: "The GPGME library returned an unexpected error at gpafiledecryptop.c:540. The error was: No secret key." I am using GPA with GnuPG 2.2.10. Please advise! -- Rola

Subkeys

2018-09-04 Thread Roland Siemons (P)
Dear GnuPG As a user of GPG4Win, is there any explanation in the compendium about the meaning and use of subkeys (I cannot find anything about that matter in the The Gpg4win Compendium 3.0.0) Best regards, -- Roland Siemons 0xAEEC5E2ED87628F5.asc Description: application/pgp-keys

Re: Gnupg-users Digest, Vol 180, Issue 3

2018-09-04 Thread Roland Siemons (P)
ation troubles & smartcard troubles > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > As long as you did not publish reports revocation, delete the key and > re-import it without the revocation cert. > > Am 3. September 2018 17:03:19 MESZ schrieb &

revocation troubles & smartcard troubles

2018-09-03 Thread Roland Siemons (P)
Dear GnuPG, I am already using GnuPG for a long time. But try to improve my understanding of and working with it. I became a member of Free Software Foundation Europe, and got a smartcard. I wanted to use it. And that is where the trouble started: I intended to copy all my personal keys to the sm

Win7: Kleopatra does not open

2011-10-22 Thread Roland Siemons (P)
from a desktop shortcut, and the command prompt (terminal). Just no reaction at all. I tried several re-installs. On 2 occasions it got working, but gave up a day later. Reinstall some success, and then failure again ... Any suggestions? Best regards, Roland Siemons