GpgOL: an EML file is not decrypted if Outlook was not running before opening it
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	• ebo
	Nov 14 2025, 9:34 AM

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Check that Outlook is not running.
Open an EML file with classic Outlook.
There will be no pinentry and it will be displayed like this:

If you now open the file again (while the Outlook process is still running), you are asked for the passphrase and the mail is decrypted:

• ebo created this object with edit policy "Contributor (Project)".

• ebo mentioned this in Unknown Object (Maniphest Task).Nov 14 2025, 1:57 PM

• ebo triaged this task as Normal priority.Nov 17 2025, 9:32 AM