[kmail 4.1.2-0ubuntu2] shows "Exporting key..." window on Attach My Public Key

Bug #299978 reported by LimCore
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kdepim (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Compose a message
do: Attach > Attach My Public Key

then the key is attached (good), but after 2-3 seconds suddenly a small window appears:

no title
with message "Expoering key..."
and Cancel button

This has at least 3 WTFs imho:
1. this is confusing for user that this happens out of the blue
2. the window has no title and enigma description. What is being exporter, to where, and why?
I *guess* it is trying to export the public key as well to public key server?
3. if so, then why it is exporting my public key without my confirmation? even for public key this can be some security risk - or rather a privacy breach at least - what if user do not want to put this key to public database (in example to hide this email address from general public etc)

Solution:
please instead make a dialog box like for example:

Title: Public Key 0xABCD1234 <email address hidden> (Foo Bar) Auto-Export
Message:
In addition to attaching the key to this private email message,
would you also want to export your public key 0xABCDEF1234 <email address hidden> (Foo Bar) to a public key server?
If you choose YES then anyone can easier download your key for more automatic verification.
Do this only if you are sure that this key is generated correctly (you remember the passphrase pasword).

Buttons:
Yes - this is my official public key, export to server
No - just attach to private email
Cancel

Cancel button will work as No, it will be for users confused by above message box and will just do what they clicked "Attach My Public Key"

Revision history for this message
Jonathan Kolberg (bulldog98) wrote :

Works in KDEpim 4.7.0

Changed in kdepim (Ubuntu):
status: New → Fix Released
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