On Mon, 4 Oct 1999, Rene Mayrhofer wrote: > Is it possible to use a key created by pgp5 for package signing ? The > key works for me when I use it with gpg, both the opposite is not true > (e.g. pgp5 is unable to verify a signature created with a gpg key). I am > no maintainer yet and so I want to start cleanly. What is the "right" > way if I want to use gpg and pgp5 and communicate with people using pgp5 > ? Can I create a gpg key usable by pgp5 or is it possible to use the > pgp5 key for administrative purposes ? > I really want to revoke my rsa key and use only one key for all > purposes.
This should be OK, GPG implements the OpenPGP spec, and so does PGP5. If you used a new enough PGP version you should have no problems reading GPG signed things. So long as GPG properly understands your key it is fine to use. Jason
