Configuring gpg-agent

[Benjamin Donnachie]

Benjamin Donnachie wrote:
> Now try to send a signed message.  Thunderbird will hang.  However, if
> you kill it by entering ctrl+c in the xterm window you will then notice
> a window asking you to enter your passphrase!

This is a known issue with running qt applications natively with Mac OS,
see http://lists.trolltech.com/qt-interest/2003-03/thread00690-0.html

The easiest solution will be to install either qt or GTK+ for X11, and
then launch thunderbird from within xterm (the X11 terminal).

Ben