Subject: Re: bug#15552: 24.3.50; epa-file-cache-passphrase-for-symmetric-encryption not respected with GnuPG 2.x

From: Stefan Monnier <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2013 10:32:36 -0400

>> That repeats the fact that symmetric encryption is handled differently
>> but still doesn't help me understand why.
> Because passphrase caching feature for symmetric encryption is rather
> new and not supported by gpg1 (yet).

Ah?  I wonder why, but at least that does explain why epg handles
it specially.

        Stefan