pgpkeys.eu is in the pool, however, the "Software" table cell is red. Further investigation showed that they spell "sks" in lower case, unlike the real SKS.
Verifying against the source code [1], the server selection code is a blacklist: "SKS" < 1.1.6, "GnuKS", and "hockeypuck" are blacklisted (case-sensitive). How about instead of claiming to be "SKS", Hockeypuck servers just claim to be "Hockeypuck" (title case instead of lower case)? That would be kind of a "white(list) lie". They will have a red cell, but that will not preclude their I have changed my Hockeypucks to return this version and will check in 30 minutes whether the theory can be corroborated. Happy keyserving, -Marcel [1] https://git.sumptuouscapital.com/?p=sks-keyservers-pool.git;a=blob;f=sks-keyservers.net/status-srv/sks-status.inc.php;h=972bb5b56412ae54b8aade234ea02bb8c9545d45;hb=HEAD#l309 On Mon, 2021-03-22 at 21:13 +0100, Andreas Puls wrote: > > > Am 22.03.2021 um 20:41 schrieb Marcel Waldvogel: > > On Sun, 2021-03-21 at 22:56 +0100, Andreas Puls wrote: > > > > > > I've created now a patch that just replaces in the json export > > > contact > > > with server_contact and Total with numkeys. > > > https://github.com/apuls/hockeypuck/commit/34fbdfcf73b60e6001f3770b86d8750d1c8b5385 > > > > Great, thanks! I just merged this. Now my Hockeypuck server appears > > in > > the statistics. > > > You're welcome! > > > > In my hockeypuck configuration i've set Version to 1.1.6+ and > > > Software > > > to SKS > > > Yeah, i've done it too. :) > > > Hockeypuck is blacklisted in the sks-keyservers.net code, because > > it > > was not good enough to be incorporated into the pool when Kristian > > wrote the code. Now, it seems to be in the same ballpark as SKS. > > > > Asking Kristian to remove the Hockeypuck ban resulted in him > > explaining > > that he does not plan to change the code or accept changes; > > instead, we > > should set up our own fork of his code. > > > > I think this leaves us with the following ways to progress: > > > > a) We leave it as is, Hockeypuck is fine, but just not in the pool. > > b) We create a second pool, where Hockeypuck is acceptable (and > > probably SKS as well). > > c) We agree that Hockeypuck lying to be SKS is accepted in the > > pool, > > and maybe even recommended. > > > > I would favor (c), plus keeping the version number in the 2.x > > range, so > > that experts still can tell the difference. > > > b would be great but i think this is a hell of work. > > Since we haven't heard for a while from Kristian and the pool is > working > - ok more or less - i would go with option c too. Also with the > Version > string 2.x . > > Opinions? > We need to fix the peers field which will be reported via options=mr > to > meet the requirements from the pool skript. > > > -Marcel > Br > Andreas >
