Re: Delete key from keyserver

2005-10-23 Thread zvrba
On Sat, Oct 22, 2005 at 10:14:58PM +0100, Neil Williams wrote: > > ? That key has NO signatures other than yourself! There's no way anyone can > trust it. There are NO paths. > It does, look at: http://pks.aaiedu.hr:11371/pks/lookup?op=vindex&search=0x16DA1F1690887E13 http://pks.aaiedu.hr:11371/

Re: Delete key from keyserver

2005-10-23 Thread zvrba
On Sat, Oct 22, 2005 at 11:12:01PM +0200, markus reichelt wrote: > > http://bitfalle.org/keys/gpg-key-signing-policy.php > I don't feel like reading the GNU documentation license, so a short question: may I reuse and adapt this text to my own needs? [I'll give you a proper credit] > > imagine y

Re: GFDL (was: delete key from server)

2005-10-23 Thread Alphax
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Sat, Oct 22, 2005 at 11:12:01PM +0200, markus reichelt wrote: > >>http://bitfalle.org/keys/gpg-key-signing-policy.php >> > > I don't feel like reading the GNU documentation license, so a short > question: may I reuse a

Re: Delete key from keyserver

2005-10-23 Thread Bob Henson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> If you want a formalised external method of identity verification, consider >> using x.509 and people like Thawte will provide an alternative to GnuPG's >> personal (face-to-face) methods. >> > Actually, at one point in time I did think about getting myself a "real"

Re: Delete key from keyserver

2005-10-23 Thread Neil Williams
On Sunday 23 October 2005 8:15 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Sat, Oct 22, 2005 at 10:14:58PM +0100, Neil Williams wrote: > > ? That key has NO signatures other than yourself! There's no way anyone > > can trust it. There are NO paths. > > It does, look at: > http://pks.aaiedu.hr:11371/pks/looku

Re: Delete key from keyserver

2005-10-23 Thread cdr
Albert Reiner wrote: P.S.: A slightly less inflammatory tone would not have harmed either. The tone of "How come King's bum is bare!?" was, no doubt, considered inflammatory by the Court. cdr ___ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http

Re: Delete key from keyserver

2005-10-23 Thread David Shaw
On Sat, Oct 22, 2005 at 06:26:51PM +0200, B. Kuestner wrote: > all: Joe Smith has no way of fixing the situation, even if he is > legitimate owner of the [EMAIL PROTECTED] e-mail address. > > It strikes me, that GNU-supporters would bash MS (or for that reason > any vendor of proprietary soft

Re: Delete key from keyserver

2005-10-23 Thread Neil Williams
On Sunday 23 October 2005 5:49 am, Alphax wrote: > Neil Williams wrote: > > The only solution to that is to get more > > keysigning done. > > And to get more people using OpenPGP. Does anyone have a document called > (eg.) "Why you should use OpenPGP" or similar? I've read the GNU Privacy > Handbo

Re: Delete key from keyserver

2005-10-23 Thread Bob Henson
David Shaw wrote: > On Sat, Oct 22, 2005 at 06:26:51PM +0200, B. Kuestner wrote: > >> all: Joe Smith has no way of fixing the situation, even if he is >> legitimate owner of the [EMAIL PROTECTED] e-mail address. >> >> It strikes me, that GNU-supporters would bash MS (or for that reason >> a

The never-ending GD discussion, part 74 (was Re: Delete key from keyserver)

2005-10-23 Thread David Shaw
On Sun, Oct 23, 2005 at 05:16:43PM +0100, Bob Henson wrote: > > Some people do not like this server as it does email address > > verification (via sending a mail to the email address on the key, if > > any), and then signs the key. These signatures are reissued every 2 > > weeks or so if people k

Re: The never-ending GD discussion, part 74 (was Re: Delete key from keyserver)

2005-10-23 Thread Doug Barton
David Shaw wrote: > On Sun, Oct 23, 2005 at 05:16:43PM +0100, Bob Henson wrote: >>That's not the only reason though. The PGP Global Keyserver is dangerous, as >>well as a nuisance, for a number of reasons. As it only shows one key on a >>search for a users name, it might cause people to miss a rev

Re: The never-ending GD discussion,part 74

2005-10-23 Thread Mica Mijatovic
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: RIPEMD160 Was Sun, 23 Oct 2005, at 13:27:05 -0400, when David wrote: > It always amuses me that people complain bitterly about the GD storing > one key per email address, but don't complain, for example, about > people putting their key up on a web

Re: The never-ending GD discussion, part 74 (was Re: Delete key from keyserver)

2005-10-23 Thread David Shaw
On Sun, Oct 23, 2005 at 12:41:45PM -0700, Doug Barton wrote: > David Shaw wrote: > > On Sun, Oct 23, 2005 at 05:16:43PM +0100, Bob Henson wrote: > > >>That's not the only reason though. The PGP Global Keyserver is dangerous, as > >>well as a nuisance, for a number of reasons. As it only shows one

Re: Delete key from keyserver

2005-10-23 Thread B. Kuestner
Am I missing something? The web of trust. (And the documentation, apparently.) Okay. I got that by now. I think the problem was that MacGPG makes it really easy to get started with GPG: There's a plug-in that integrates nicely with Apple's Mail. And the Keychain Assistant let's you

Re: Delete key from keyserver

2005-10-23 Thread B. Kuestner
Am I missing something? The web of trust. (And the documentation, apparently.) Okay. I got that by now. I think the problem was that MacGPG makes it really easy to get started with GPG: There's a plug-in that integrates nicely with Apple's Mail. And the Keychain Assistant let's

Re: Delete key from keyserver

2005-10-23 Thread B. Kuestner
I suggest that you seriously check our Big Lumber at www.biglumber.com Thanks John. I will. Regarding my personal web of trust: I get a clearer picture now and for starter I'll exchange keys directly with my friends. As for the "unwanted keys" for my e-mail address. At least for now I kn