[imp] (imp) H3 (4.3.6) not using gpg-keys, gpg-plugin do not function with translated address

Jan Schneider jan at horde.org
Tue Mar 9 11:13:01 UTC 2010


Zitat von Erwin <oezbilen at gmx.net>:

> Hello @all,
>
> i am using horde-webmail 1.2.5 with Webmail (imp)  H3 (4.3.6). Nice, a lot of
> usefull functions, also gpg/pgp plugin.  But ...
>
> The problem is, that i am using horde-webmail at home as an front-end for my
> linux-box with exim. Also i *had* to translate my mail accounts on the
> mailserver configured in horde-webmail, if i want to send into  
> internet with my
> public domain email-address. It works fine, also using  
> horde-webmail, but only
> *without* gpg-function on.
>
> Mail accounts, using them internal at home (like user1 at home.domain ->
> user1 at public.domain) will be changed to right one with my public  
> mail-address. I
> wanted to use gpg and configured on the linux-shell my keys, exported and
> imported them to horde-webmail. Till now, working without any errors. Fine.
>
> Fact is, with these (for user1 at public.domain) keys, if the mail  
> should processed
> with gpg, hw-webmail tell me, he cant find the public key (although imported
> without any complaint), but if i change the keys to the internal-address
> (user1 at home.domain) it works.
>
> The idea of this construction is, the linux-box @home will catch all  
> my public
> mails, delivers them to the internal home-users (user1 etc). I can  
> read/write my
> mails with/on my own webmailer (horde-webmail) and send them on the same way
> back. I do not need to give my keys to any provider, because horde (or linux
> itself) should store them at home. Using webmail, i do not need any client.
>
> The same scenario *with same keys* on a win32-Box, using Moz. +  
> Enigmail sends
> the mail with the internal @home.domain-address, using keys of
> @public.domain-address through exim without *any* problem.
>
> Another problem is the attached key in horde-webmail (only sending internal),
> seamonkey can not see the attached keys, only something like Part 1.1.
>
> How do i can convince horde-webmail to use my public.domain-keys at  
> home with my
> home.address ?
>
> I think it is not wrong using horde, mailing this way, becauso the  
> mail itself
> will be right, with the right email-address; also seamonkey/enigmail  
> can do it
> without any problems, not telling me, can not find any public keys  
> to configured
> (internal) email-address.

Horde doesn't check whether the email address you are using matching  
one of your gpg keys. If you tell it to sign the message, it will  
stupidly use your personal key. Make sure that the key really exists  
in your PGP options.

Jan.

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