[ale] Gnupg and mutt automatic fetching of keys question

Allan Neal allanneal at earthlink.net
Fri Apr 18 23:57:21 EDT 2003


Sorry forgot to attach the file.

Attached is my .gpg.rc file.  I have tried the pkspxycwrap script but
pkspxyc does not ever get the key from the keyserver.  So I tried the
gpg --no-verbose --batch --quiet --recv-keys %r line.  This never
fetches the keys either and just manages to mess up the curses requiring
a ^L to redraw the terminal screen.

I have mutt version 1.3.28i with the +HAVE_PGP option turned on at
compile time (Debian mutt package from testing), and gnupg version 1.2.1
(also Debian testing package). 

Does anyone know how I can get automatic downloading of signatures to
work?

Allan
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# -*-muttrc-*-
#
# Command formats for gpg.
# 
# This version uses gpg-2comp from 
#   http://muppet.faveve.uni-stuttgart.de/~gero/gpg-2comp.tar.gz
#
# $Id: gpg.rc,v 1.12 2001/12/11 09:33:57 roessler Exp $
#
# %p    The empty string when no passphrase is needed,
#       the string "PGPPASSFD=0" if one is needed.
#
#       This is mostly used in conditional % sequences.
#
# %f    Most PGP commands operate on a single file or a file
#       containing a message.  %f expands to this file's name.
#
# %s    When verifying signatures, there is another temporary file
#       containing the detached signature.  %s expands to this
#       file's name.
#
# %a    In "signing" contexts, this expands to the value of the
#       configuration variable $pgp_sign_as.  You probably need to
#       use this within a conditional % sequence.
#
# %r    In many contexts, mutt passes key IDs to pgp.  %r expands to
#       a list of key IDs.

# Note that we explicitly set the comment armor header since GnuPG, when used
# in some localiaztion environments, generates 8bit data in that header, thereby
# breaking PGP/MIME.

# decode application/pgp
set pgp_decode_command="/usr/bin/gpg   --status-fd=2 %?p?--passphrase-fd 0? --no-verbose --quiet  --batch  --output - %f"

# verify a pgp/mime signature
set pgp_verify_command="/usr/bin/gpg   --status-fd=2 --no-verbose --quiet  --batch  --output - --verify %s %f"

# decrypt a pgp/mime attachment
set pgp_decrypt_command="/usr/bin/gpg   --status-fd=2 --passphrase-fd 0 --no-verbose --quiet  --batch  --output - %f"

# create a pgp/mime signed attachment
# set pgp_sign_command="/usr/bin/gpg-2comp --comment '' --no-verbose --batch  --output - --passphrase-fd 0 --armor --detach-sign --textmode %?a?-u %a? %f"
set pgp_sign_command="/usr/bin/gpg    --no-verbose --batch --quiet   --output - --passphrase-fd 0 --armor --detach-sign --textmode %?a?-u %a? %f"

# create a application/pgp signed (old-style) message
# set pgp_clearsign_command="/usr/bin/gpg-2comp --comment ''  --no-verbose --batch  --output - --passphrase-fd 0 --armor --textmode --clearsign %?a?-u %a? %f"
set pgp_clearsign_command="/usr/bin/gpg   --no-verbose --batch --quiet   --output - --passphrase-fd 0 --armor --textmode --clearsign %?a?-u %a? %f"

# create a pgp/mime encrypted attachment
# set pgp_encrypt_only_command="pgpewrap gpg-2comp  -v --batch  --output - --encrypt --textmode --armor --always-trust -- -r %r -- %f"
set pgp_encrypt_only_command="pgpewrap /usr/bin/gpg    --batch  --quiet  --no-verbose --output - --encrypt --textmode --armor --always-trust -- -r %r -- %f"

# create a pgp/mime encrypted and signed attachment
# set pgp_encrypt_sign_command="pgpewrap gpg-2comp  --passphrase-fd 0 -v --batch  --output - --encrypt --sign %?a?-u %a? --armor --always-trust -- -r %r -- %f"
set pgp_encrypt_sign_command="pgpewrap /usr/bin/gpg  --passphrase-fd 0  --batch --quiet  --no-verbose  --textmode --output - --encrypt --sign %?a?-u %a? --armor --always-trust -- -r %r -- %f"

# import a key into the public key ring
set pgp_import_command="/usr/bin/gpg  --no-verbose --import -v %f"

# export a key from the public key ring
set pgp_export_command="/usr/bin/gpg   --no-verbose --export --armor %r"

# verify a key
set pgp_verify_key_command="/usr/bin/gpg   --verbose --batch  --fingerprint --check-sigs %r"

# read in the public key ring
set pgp_list_pubring_command="/usr/bin/gpg   --no-verbose --batch --quiet   --with-colons --list-keys %r" 

# read in the secret key ring
set pgp_list_secring_command="/usr/bin/gpg   --no-verbose --batch --quiet   --with-colons --list-secret-keys %r" 

# fetch keys
# set pgp_getkeys_command="pkspxycwrap -g %r"
# set pgp_getkeys_command="/usr/bin/gpg --batch --no-verbose --quiet --recv-keys %r"

# pattern for good signature - may need to be adapted to locale!

# set pgp_good_sign="^gpg: Good signature from"

# OK, here's a version which uses gnupg's message catalog:
# set pgp_good_sign="`gettext -d gnupg -s 'Good signature from "' | tr -d '"'`"

# This version uses --status-fd messages
set pgp_good_sign="^\\[GNUPG:\\] VALIDSIG"


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