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On 6 Apr 2011, at 06:05, Remco Rijnders wrote:

> On Tue, Apr 05, 2011 at 08:54:22PM +0200, Hans Glomme wrote:
>> Hello,
>> 
>> during the Problem with GPGMail installation, I saw that different users 
>> have sign their mails here.
>> Now I asked myself if they all have not upload their keys to the server or 
>> why I have always standing "Missing key xxx" (see also screenshot).
>> The other thing what could be is that I don't have all key servers into the 
>> list?!
>> 
>> Does gpg search only on the actual server or does gpg looks on all servers 
>> for the missing key to verify the signature?
> 
> Hi Hans,
> 
> If you have a keyserver configured and set to automatically retrieve new 
> keys, you should be able to get keys for most of the users. (You should be 
> able to verify this mail for example).
> 
> Most keyservers synch with each other on a regular basis, so a key uploaded 
> to a single keyserver usually propogates to most keyservers out there.
> 
> The only key I haven't been able to fetch from a keyserver yet is that of 
> Charlie who has posted on this list in the past few days.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Remmy

Excellent to hear this. One of those "little things" that makes PGP/GPG signing 
and encryption opaque to some users is the exchange of keys.

Can you tell us where to find the instructions for doing this - and why it 
isn't included in the default GPG Tools installation?

- -- 
Regards
Andy, G8TQH
http://www.rickham.net/


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