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Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2002 22:39:54 -0500
From: "Ron C. Colcernian" <rcc AT DResults DOT Com>
Message-Id: <200204020339.WAA08333@Dri2.DResults.Com>
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: gnupg automatically answering questions

When running GnuPg on Win98SE, the windows port on cygwin from bash
version 1.3.10 and 1.3.6,
generating a revoke key gpg does not stop at the confirmation question,
also gpg --gen-key automatically answers the first question.

For example:
$ gpg --gen-revoke abc AT company DOT com
sec 1024D/6829503F 2002-03-31  My Name <abc AT company DOT com>
Create a revocation certificate for this key?   << gpg did not stop here
$

The problem is that somehow it automatically answered with a return, and
gpg assumed the answer was no by default, as a result I cannot create
a revoke key.

As a side note if I end the command: gpg --gen-revoke abc AT company DOT com
with a Control-J (NL) gpg does stop at the "Create a revo .. " question.



Another example of --gen-key

$ gpg --gen-key
... Greeting
Please select what kind of key you want:
   (1) DSA and ElGamal (default)
   (2) DSA (sign only)
   (3) ElGamal (sign and encrypt)
Your selection?			<< gpg did not stop here and wait for me
DSA keypair will have 1024 bits.
About to generate a new ELG-E keypair
  .....
What keysize do you want? (1024) << gpg did stop here to wait for an answer

Under WinXpPro and NT4 gpg (running bash) waits for the user as expected.

Running gnupg-w32-1.0.6-2.zip

Ron Colcernian
rcc AT dresults DOT com
(248)-408-5400

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