[Enigmail] GnuPG 1.4.7 and Win Vista - workaround to contact key servers

[John Clizbe]

Alexander Ihrig wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> today I've found a german blog article with a workaround to solve the
> win vista problem when (up-)loading keys to/from key servers:
> 
> http://www.gierds.de/serendipity/index.php?/archives/96-GnuPG-vs.-Windows-Vista.html
> 
> The workaround is to rename "pgpkeys_hkp.exe" to "pgpkeys_curl.exe"
> (backup the original files!).

I think you mean gpgkeys...exe

Did you try this solution first?
http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-users/2007-March/030595.html That
solution was ready for testing about a week after 1.4.7 was released.

I think the solution in the link you sent is very dependent upon the URL of the
keyserver as which keyserver helper called is a function of the keyserver URL.
It also predates the release of 1.4.7.

Have you reported the problem you are experiencing to the GnuPG-Users list so
that the developers may make certain the problem won't be around in 1.4.8?

Lots of Vista related posts on the GnuPG Users list in February and March.



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