Thomas Roessler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > I don't think this is needed with gpg, because it can be
> > configured to retrieve keys from the keyservers automatically.
>
> For instance, I'm using this:
>
> pgp_getkeys_command="pkspxycwrap %r"
>
> pkspxycwrap is a shell script which tries to fetch keys from the key
> server using some offline proxy. To obtain the latest source, type
> this command:
>
> $ cvs -d :pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/roessler/cvsroot login
> $ cvs -d :pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/roessler/cvsroot co pkspxy
>
> That way, I automatically have most correspondents' and list
> members' keys in my public key ring, and can easily verify
> signatures on messages.
(I think you mean :pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/roessler/cvs )
Does pkspxycrwap import keys into your keyring, or does it just keep
them in its own cache on disc? Does it always return immediately, even
when the key is not in the cache?
I'm trying to understand what the advantages of pkspxycwrap are over
just putting "keyserver wwwkeys.pgp.net" in .gnupg/options.
It looks as though the argument %r given to pkspxycwrap is an e-mail
address. This doesn't agree with someone's suggestion to set
pgp_getkeys_command="gpg --recv %r"
because the argument to gpg --recv is a key ID ... so I'm confused.
Are there some instructions anywhere?
Edmund
