[Users] unable to read own encrypted GPG email

[Andrej Kacian]

On Mon, 8 Dec 2014 23:18:26 +0100
Ralf Mardorf <info.mardorf at rocketmail.com> wrote:

> It seems that non of the MUAs I used with GnuPG made an entry in
> gpg.conf [1], I suspect they add it as an option when running gpg.
> Does Claws edit gpg.conf?

No, Claws Mail just adds the sender's key (based on account
preferences) to list of keys to which the message is being encrypted.
It does not touch your gpg.conf at all.

> Btw. I'm not quite sure if it's possible to sent an encrypted mail and
> to store a non encrypted mail by any MUA. I guess for good reasons
> they always encrypt the stored mail too. I guess to keep
> non-encrypted mails is a bad habit when not using a MUA, but doing it
> manually, by writing a mail with an editor, encrypting it and then
> using a sendmail program to sent it.

It is possible (although usually not recommended), from Privacy
page of account preferences. You have to disable "Encrypt sent messages
with your own key in addition to recipient's" option first, though.

-- 
Andrej