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The Tiny WinPT FAQ. |
The Tiny WinPT FAQ. |
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(warning: file is obsolete!) |
(warning: file is obsolete!) |
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Version 1.0 |
Version 1.0 |
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Last modified July 22, 2001 |
Last modified May 22, 2006 |
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Maintained by Rich Wielgosz <rich at richwilgoz.com> |
Initial version created by Rich Wielgosz <rich at richwilgoz.com> |
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1. General |
1. General |
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1.1 What is WinPT? |
1.1 What is WinPT? |
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4. Problem and errors |
4. Problem and errors |
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4.1 WinPT wouldn't let me register a hotkey. Why not? |
4.1 WinPT wouldn't let me register a hotkey. Why not? |
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4.2 Why is "Passphrase Caching" greyed out? |
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4.3 People can't verify my signatures. Why? |
4.3 People can't verify my signatures. Why? |
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4.4 I get a "no data" error when trying to decrypt text. How come? |
4.4 I get a "no data" error when trying to decrypt text. How come? |
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4.5 What is "Debug Mode" ? |
4.5 What is "Debug Mode" ? |
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Q: Does WinPT require anything else to work? |
Q: Does WinPT require anything else to work? |
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A: WinPT requires that you have installed the Gnu Privacy Guard (GnuPG) |
A: WinPT requires that you have installed the Gnu Privacy Guard (GnuPG) |
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encryption engine version 1.4.2 or greater, for Win32. (r) |
encryption engine version 1.4.3 or greater, for Win32. |
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3. Usage |
3. Usage |
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Please note that the "Export to clipboard" and "Import from clipboard" |
Please note that the "Export to clipboard" and "Import from clipboard" |
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hotkeys can not be redefined. |
hotkeys can not be redefined. |
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Q: Why is passphrase caching greyed out in the preferences menu? |
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A: It is greyed out because it is not supported yet. Once the GPG |
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(passphrase caching) Agent is ready for use, or when we find another |
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trustworthy caching program, we'll activate it then. |
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4.3 |
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Q: Why are people having trouble verifying my signatures in the email that |
Q: Why are people having trouble verifying my signatures in the email that |
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I send them? |
I send them? |
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mail them to Timo with a detailed explanation of what happened. One |
mail them to Timo with a detailed explanation of what happened. One |
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file is in the same directory as your WinPT executable and is called |
file is in the same directory as your WinPT executable and is called |
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"gpgme.dbg". The other file is called "winpt.log" and can be found |
"gpgme.dbg". The other file is called "winpt.log" and can be found |
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in your C:\WINDOWS\TEMP directory. If you can't find the "winpt.log" |
in your C:\$USER\TEMP directory. If you can't find the "winpt.log" |
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file don't worry, sometimes it isn't generated, but "gpgme.dbg" is |
file don't worry, sometimes it isn't generated, but "gpgme.dbg" is |
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always generated. To enable debug mode in WinPT use the "--enable-debug" switch on the command line when invoking WinPT. If you've set up WinPT to run from an icon, right-click on the WinPT icon and select "properties," then select the "shortcut" tab and type "--enable-debug" (without quotes) in the end of the "Target" field. Be sure there is a space between the last character of what was originally in that field, and what you add. |
always generated. To enable debug mode in WinPT use the "--enable-debug" switch on the command line when invoking WinPT. If you've set up WinPT to run from an icon, right-click on the WinPT icon and select "properties," then select the "shortcut" tab and type "--enable-debug" (without quotes) in the end of the "Target" field. Be sure there is a space between the last character of what was originally in that field, and what you add. |
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