cache gpg passphrase for mutt on os x

Peter Lebbing peter at digitalbrains.com
Thu Dec 10 11:49:24 CET 2015


On 09/12/15 21:00, Rejo Zenger wrote:
> As I understand it, this is a problem with the session mutt runs in: each
> new mutt decryption and signing operation runs in a new session and hence
> can't access the previous' one.
> 
> Probably, I can work around this, but to avoid spending hours of searching
> for a good solution: has anyone else done this before?

Sounds like GPG_AGENT_INFO is not set in that session, and hence cannot access
the already running agent that has the passphrase cached.

Other than that hint, I can't help you. I have no experience with Mac OS or mutt.

HTH,

Peter.

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