[Enigmail] Thunderbird doesn't remember of the passphrase.

John W. Moore III jmoore3rd at bellsouth.net
Sun Dec 16 11:59:14 PST 2007


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Robert J. Hansen wrote:
> - gpg control packet
> Shams Fantar wrote:
>> But, I've a question for you, is it possible to ask for thunderbird to
>> remember forever of the passphrase ? Currently, I can only tick
>> "Remember for 5  idle minutes" ... like you can see here[1].
> 
> You can adjust this timeout period in the OpenPGP Preferences window.
> 
> However, remembering forever is not possible, and such a feature is very
> unlikely to be implemented in Enigmail.  If this is really what you
> want, the solution is to take the passphrase off your key altogether.

FWIW: 1440 minutes = 24 hours.  Not what I would consider the most
'intelligent' or elegant solution but the Option is there.  Make sure
the 'Display Expert Settings' box is checked.  If not, check it and
re-start Enigmail Preferences.

JOHN ;)
Timestamp: Sunday 16 Dec 2007, 14:59  --500 (Eastern Standard Time)
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