kmail and gpg passphrase

Recently upgraded kmail via apt-get (SuSE 9.0 Kmail 1.7 kde 3.3.0) When I send a message it is always asking for my passphrase. The help text says Select the OpenPGP tab on the Security settings page; there you will findsigning the following options: There is no open PGP tab, I have Reading, Composing, Warnings, S/MIME Validation, and Crypto Backends. Undre Crypto Backends I have OpenPGP(gpg) and S/MIME(failed) A rescan gives thsi message: While scanning for S/MIME support in backend GpgMe: GPGME was compiled without support for S/MIME. Any idea on how to have kmail remember my passphrase? -- Collector of vintage computers http://www.ncf.ca/~ba600 Looking for: PICMG backplane Open Source Weekend http://www.osw.ca