Re: auto-dbm problems

• To: Shane Kerr < >
• From: "Gert Doering, Netmaster" < >
• Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 12:50:13 +0100
• Cc: "Gert Doering, Netmaster" < >
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Hi,

On Thu, Dec 14, 2000 at 11:41:05AM +0100, Shane Kerr wrote:
> The latest delay was not due to the database itself, but rather with PGP.  
> We currently use the commercial PGP offering, and when you run "pgpv" on
> an encrypted file, it blocks waiting on TTY input, even when you use the
> --batch option.  It works properly with *signed* messages, just not with
> encrypted messages.  Unfortunately, this pauses the queue for other
> updates.

Thanks for explaining.  Yes, commercial PGP is pretty broken.

> In the new implementation, we intend to use GnuPG, which does not have
> this problem.

Which, unfortunately, has some interoperability problems with PGP 2 and/or
PGP 5 as well :-( - but then, all users could change to GPG, which would
be a good thing in itself :-)

Gert Doering
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