Bug 121602

Summary:	Identity signing key configuration warning box displayed when it should not
Product:	[Applications] kmail	Reporter:	Rémi Denis-Courmont <remi>
Component:	encryption	Assignee:	kdepim bugs <kdepim-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED UNMAINTAINED
Severity:	normal
Priority:	NOR
Version:	1.9.1
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Debian testing
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description Rémi Denis-Courmont 2006-02-08 16:35:52 UTC

Version:           1.9.1 (using KDE KDE 3.5.1)
Installed from:    Debian testing/unstable Packages
Compiler:          gcc 4.0.x 
OS:                Linux

This is a minor bug.

I have a single GPG key pair (0xDD6D12BD), with multiple email address UIDs; they are ((©) = @):

- Remi.Denis-Courmont (©) via.ecp.fr
- rdenis (©) simphalempin.com
- remi.denis-courmont (©) centrale-paris.net
- courmisch (©) via.ecp.fr
- rem (©) videolan.org

Within Kmail, I also have several identities, all set to use one and the same GPG key pair for signing; they are:

- Remi.Denis-Courmont (©) via.ecp.fr
- rdenis (©) simphalempin.com
- remi.denis-courmont (©) student.ecp.fr
- courmisch (©) via.ecp.fr
- rem (©) videolan.org

When I tell Kmail to use  my key with an identity whose email address is not included in the key pair addresses (in this case, remi.denis-courmont(©)student.ecp.fr), it prints a warning, which is OK. That warning says that other users might have trouble with signed/encrypted email when the sender email does not match the signing key.

Then, when I configure an identity whose email address is one of my key pair UIDs, it does not print said warning, if the email address specified is one of:

- rdenis (©) simphalempin.com
- courmisch (©) via.ecp.fr
- rem (©) videolan.org

But it strangely prints a warning when the email address is Remi.Denis-Courmont (©) via.ecp.fr, which is obviously wrong. I'd suspect a problem with uppercase, though I use exactly the same case in GnuPG and Kmail.

Sincerely,

Comment 1 Thomas McGuire 2008-03-13 18:06:10 UTC

I recently fixed a bug (in trunk) regarding uppercase/lowercase checking of the e-mail address, I guess this is the same.
I also had the exact same case and got the warning.

Comment 2 Rémi Denis-Courmont 2011-02-20 09:53:37 UTC

My upper-case key is revoked, so I am going to have to trust that this is resolved... Thanks.

Comment 3 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-09-04 18:23:48 UTC

Hello! Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but this version of Kmail has been unmaintained for many years so I am closing this bug. Please try using the latest version of Kmail to see if your issue persists. If it does, please submit a new bug in "kmail2". Thank you!