From kde-bugs-dist  Thu Aug 16 17:15:22 2007
From: Simon Perreault <nomis80 () nomis80 ! org>
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:15:22 +0000
To: kde-bugs-dist
Subject: [Bug 148896] New: Unintuitive error message when sending encrypted
Message-Id: <20070816191521.148896.nomis80 () nomis80 ! org>
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           Summary: Unintuitive error message when sending encrypted email
                    to untrusted key
           Product: kmail
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Fedora RPMs
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: kdepim-bugs kde org
        ReportedBy: nomis80 nomis80 org


Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.5.7)
Installed from:    Fedora RPMs

I know about #44699. Basically, it says KMail won't let you send encrypted mail to people you don't trust.

The problem is that there is no intuitive error message to let you know about this problem when you encounter it. When I try to send an encrypted mail to someone I don't trust, I get an error message saying

"There are conflicting encryption preferences for these recipients. Encrypt this message?"

Now I'm wondering which conflicts this is about. Anyway, I click "Encrypt".

I then arrive at the "Encryption Key Selection" dialog saying that no trusted key was found for this recipient. That's right, I didn't set the trust level for this key. After all, I received it by email, so it might have been hacked. But I want to use it anyway, so I select it in the dialog. But when I click the key, a red X appears next to it and I can't click the OK button.

The user should know about the fact that the key must be trusted.