Re: GnuPG - free form primary UID not recognized

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 ~( __ _"o   Was another beautiful day, Sat, 11 Dec 2004,
   @  @      at 20:19:48 +0100, when Peter Meyns wrote:

> Hi all,

> I played around with GnuPG a bit, and set up a free form primary user
> ID (just my name, no e-mail, no comment). TB! doesn't seem to like
> this. If I have to sign or decrypt anything, TB! shows a window "Enter
> passphrase for Unknown Recipient", resp. with decrypting, only the
> sender's ID. When I enter my passphrase, it signs/decrypts anyway...

> Is this intentionally (then why?) or a minor bug?

> When I change the primary UID to one with an e-mail address, TB! works
> properly.

I'd like to hear a solution (if any). I needed the very same thing and
encountered the same situation. Then I made a fake address
<[email protected]>, and TB didn't want to work without a dedicated
ACCOUNT. (-:

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Mica
PGP key uploaded at: <http://pgp.mit.edu/> once just before breakfast
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