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List:       kde-bugs-dist
Subject:    [Bug 148896] New: Unintuitive error message when sending encrypted
From:       Simon Perreault <nomis80 () nomis80 ! org>
Date:       2007-08-16 17:15:22
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.


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