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-rw-r--r--doc/gpg.sgml16
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diff --git a/doc/FAQ b/doc/FAQ
index 788b85751..cffb265a3 100644
--- a/doc/FAQ
+++ b/doc/FAQ
@@ -349,4 +349,17 @@
line is needed for modern signatures, to tell the parser which
hash algorithm to use.
+ Q: Now can a get list of key IDs used to encrypt a message?
+ A: gpg --batch --decrypt --status-fd 1 2>/dev/null \
+ | awk '/^\[GNUPG:\] ENC_TO / { print $3 }'
+
+
+ Q: PGP 5.x, 6.x does not like my secret key.
+ A: PGP probaly bails out on some private comment packets used by GnuPG.
+ These packets are fully in compliance with OpenPGP; however PGP is not
+ really OPenPGP aware. A workaround is to eport the secret keys with
+ this command:
+
+ gpg --export-secret-keys --no-comment -a your-key-id
+
diff --git a/doc/README.W32 b/doc/README.W32
index 1ca05d3b7..588ac39e5 100644
--- a/doc/README.W32
+++ b/doc/README.W32
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ without prior subscribing (but please request to CC you if you want
to get an answer).
+
Installation instructions:
--------------------------
1. Unpack the ZIP archive (alright, you already did this)
@@ -25,14 +26,17 @@ Installation instructions:
3. Create a directory "c:\gnupg" (or any other as you like)
4. Copy the file "entropy.dll" to this directory.
5. If you did not use the default directory "c:\gnupg", you
- should put a line:
- "set GNUPGHOME=c:\my_gnupg_directory"
- into your autoexec.bat or wherever you setup the environment
- variables. The create a file named "options" in this
- directory with the contents:
- "entropy-dll-name c:/my_gnupg_directory/entropy.dll"
- (Please notice that you have to use a normal slash and not
- a backslash here)
+ should enter a string with the directory into the Registry
+ under the key:
+ \\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\GNU\GnuPG\HomeDir
+ Because the default location for the entropy DLL is also the
+ c:\gnupg; you have to set another Registry entry with the
+ full name of the DLL (e.g. "c:\foo\bar\entropy.dll") under
+ the key:
+ \\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\GNU\GnuPG\EntropyDLL
+ Please use forward slashes and not the backslashes when
+ setting filenames for GnuPG into the Registry.
+
6. Enter "gpg" and see what happens
7. Read the file README and the online HOWTOs
@@ -41,10 +45,12 @@ Internationalization support:
-----------------------------
1. Decide where to store the translation files for your language.
Here we assume the directory "c:/gnu/locale/fr"
- 2. Set an environment Variable:
- "set MINGW32_NLS_DIR=c:/gnu/locale/fr"
- 3. Select which language to use. If you want the French translation,
- copy the file "fr.mo" to "c:/gnu/locale/fr/gnupg.mo".
+ 2. Set the directory with the translations into the Registry under the key:
+ \\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Mingw32\NLS\MODir
+ (Example entry: "c:/gnu/locale/fr")
+ 3. Select which language to use and copy the currect translation file
+ under the name "gnupg.mo" into the directory set in step 2
+ (Example: "copy fr.mo c:\gnu\locale\fr\gnupg.mo")
4. Done.
Currently we only support the Codepages 437, 850 und Latin1. If you have
diff --git a/doc/gpg.sgml b/doc/gpg.sgml
index 4e386635e..17db87bd2 100644
--- a/doc/gpg.sgml
+++ b/doc/gpg.sgml
@@ -732,6 +732,12 @@ balancing using round-robin DNS you may notice
that you get different key servers.
</para></listitem></varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term>--honor-http-proxy</term>
+<listitem><para>
+Try to access the keyserver over the proxy set with the variable
+"http_proxy".
+</para></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>--keyring &ParmFile;</term>
@@ -1228,13 +1234,6 @@ This is not for normal use. Use the source to see for what it might be useful.
This is not for normal use. Use the source to see for what it might be useful.
</para></listitem></varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term>--entropy-dll-name &ParmFile;</term>
-<listitem><para>
-This option is only used for the Win32 version of GnuPG and changes the
-default location (c:/gnupg/entropy.dll) of the Winseed DLL to &ParmFile;.
-</para></listitem></varlistentry>
-
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
@@ -1304,6 +1303,9 @@ constructed by cutting off the extension (".asc" or ".sig") of
<term>GNUPGHOME</term>
<listitem><para>If set directory used instead of "~/.gnupg".</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+<term>http_proxy</term>
+<listitem><para>Only honored when the option --honor-http-proxy is set.</para></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>