[Sks-devel] Keyservers.org downtime

2013-01-26 Thread Robert J. Hansen
keyservers.org will be down for approximately 8 hours on Tuesday for a server relocation. As with all server relocations it's possible that things will spring up that keep it offline for a longer period, but at present I think 8 hours is about right. __

[Sks-devel] keyservers.org downtime

2012-10-25 Thread Robert J. Hansen
Hurricane Sandy is currently projected to make landfall almost on my front doorstep. For this reason, keyservers.org may go offline anytime in the near future. If it goes offline, expect it to be gone for a few days or more. Hopefully, though, all will be well and this will turn out to be a temp

Re: [Sks-devel] keyservers.org downtime

2012-07-01 Thread Robert J. Hansen
On 7/1/2012 5:26 AM, Kiss Gabor (Bitman) wrote: > No matter which key server a key I get from. > No matter who operates a key server. > The only important thing if a key is signed by trustworthy peoples or not. In your security model, sure. But please don't go about telling the world what their m

Re: [Sks-devel] keyservers.org downtime

2012-07-01 Thread Kristian Fiskerstrand
On 2012-07-01 11:26, Kiss Gabor (Bitman) wrote: > > Oh, I see. > > Why do you trust John? (I hope I don't hurt him with this question. :-) > Why do you think peoples trust _you_? > Do all of them known you personally since ten years? > If a user was cautious, (s)he would download thousands more key

Re: [Sks-devel] keyservers.org downtime

2012-07-01 Thread Kiss Gabor (Bitman)
> > I respect your opinion but I don't agree. Sorry. > > What precisely do you disagree with? No matter which key server a key I get from. No matter who operates a key server. The only important thing if a key is signed by trustworthy peoples or not. > > _All_ key servers of the pool are absolut

Re: [Sks-devel] keyservers.org downtime

2012-07-01 Thread Robert J. Hansen
On 7/1/2012 3:26 AM, Kiss Gabor (Bitman) wrote: > I respect your opinion but I don't agree. Sorry. What precisely do you disagree with? > _All_ key servers of the pool are absolutely untrustable by definition. Not true. For instance, I trust John Clizbe. If I receive a certificate from him, I'

Re: [Sks-devel] keyservers.org downtime

2012-07-01 Thread Kiss Gabor (Bitman)
> > Why don't put a CNAME record of keyservers.org pointing to a working > > server? Most of your users won't notice the difference. :) > > Because that's fundamentally dishonest. > > Some people use keyservers.org indirectly through > pool.sks-keyservers.net. These people genuinely don't care w

Re: [Sks-devel] keyservers.org downtime

2012-06-30 Thread Robert J. Hansen
On 7/1/2012 2:49 AM, Gabor Kiss wrote: > Why don't put a CNAME record of keyservers.org pointing to a working > server? Most of your users won't notice the difference. :) Because that's fundamentally dishonest. Some people use keyservers.org indirectly through pool.sks-keyservers.net. These peop

Re: [Sks-devel] keyservers.org downtime

2012-06-30 Thread Gabor Kiss
> Due to a catastrophic set of thunderstorms that have hammered public > utilities in the DC area, keyservers.org is experiencing prolonged > downtime. I don't expect it to be operational for the next couple of > days, and the downtime may extend more than a week. My apologies to > those who are

Re: [Sks-devel] keyservers.org downtime

2012-06-30 Thread John Clizbe
Brian D Heaton wrote: > Robert, > > Depending on whether or not the cell sites have generators in addition > to their battery banks, that 4G service may get spotty soon. When we > went through the "Snowpocalypse" up here in the PAC-NW early this year > the cell sites started dieing in the rural a

Re: [Sks-devel] keyservers.org downtime

2012-06-30 Thread Javier Henderson
On Jun 30, 2012, at 7:41 PM, Robert J. Hansen wrote: >> keyserver.kjsl.org is at Equinix in Ashburn and remained online. This >> datacenter is near Dulles airport, for those who care to look at a >> map and compare locations with the storm path. > > "Near" means it's about as far beyond Dulles a

Re: [Sks-devel] keyservers.org downtime

2012-06-30 Thread Brian D Heaton
Robert, Depending on whether or not the cell sites have generators in addition to their battery banks, that 4G service may get spotty soon. When we went through the "Snowpocalypse" up here in the PAC-NW early this year the cell sites started dieing in the rural areas as they depleted their batter

Re: [Sks-devel] keyservers.org downtime

2012-06-30 Thread Robert J. Hansen
On 6/30/2012 9:31 PM, Brian D Heaton wrote: > Glad you and yours are all in one piece. With no power to over a > million folks, the next few days may get a bit "interesting." Thanks, Brian. Yeah, as of right now 1.3 million people are without power during one of the worst heat streaks DC has eve

Re: [Sks-devel] keyservers.org downtime

2012-06-30 Thread Brian D Heaton
Robert, Glad you and yours are all in one piece. With no power to over a million folks, the next few days may get a bit "interesting." -Brian On 6/30/2012 4:41 PM, Robert J. Hansen wrote: > On 6/30/2012 4:31 PM, Javier Henderson wrote: >> Weird. > > Not particularly: Ashburn is about 30mi/55k

Re: [Sks-devel] keyservers.org downtime

2012-06-30 Thread Robert J. Hansen
On 6/30/2012 4:31 PM, Javier Henderson wrote: > Weird. Not particularly: Ashburn is about 30mi/55km due west of my location. The storm hit the greater DC Metro Area badly, but 55km due west is well out of the Beltway. > keyserver.kjsl.org is at Equinix in Ashburn and remained online. This > datac

Re: [Sks-devel] keyservers.org downtime

2012-06-30 Thread Javier Henderson
On Jun 30, 2012, at 3:44 PM, Robert J. Hansen wrote: > Due to a catastrophic set of thunderstorms that have hammered public > utilities in the DC area, keyservers.org is experiencing prolonged > downtime. I don't expect it to be operational for the next couple of > days, and the downtime may ext

[Sks-devel] keyservers.org downtime

2012-06-30 Thread Robert J. Hansen
Due to a catastrophic set of thunderstorms that have hammered public utilities in the DC area, keyservers.org is experiencing prolonged downtime. I don't expect it to be operational for the next couple of days, and the downtime may extend more than a week. My apologies to those who are inconvenie

Re: [Sks-devel] keyservers.org downtime

2011-07-30 Thread Robert J. Hansen
On 7/30/11 2:42 AM, Scott Grayban wrote: > How is that rude ? All I asked was why are you using beta software on a > production server ? Yes. And notice all the hidden assumptions and implications: 1. I am, or should be, running a production server. 2. Fedora is beta software. 3. Beta softwar

Re: [Sks-devel] keyservers.org downtime

2011-07-30 Thread John Clizbe
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1,SHA256 Scott Grayban wrote: > How is that rude ? All I asked was why are you using beta software on a > production server ? If that's rude then a casual "how are you" must throw you > into convulsions. Fedora is betaware? Mercy, I guess my Slackware 1

Re: [Sks-devel] keyservers.org downtime

2011-07-29 Thread Scott Grayban
How is that rude ? All I asked was why are you using beta software on a production server ? If that's rude then a casual "how are you" must throw you into convulsions. Regards, Scott Grayban I'm going behind bars for the "GOOD" - PLEASE HELP BAIL ME OUT! Donate to Muscular Dystrophy Association ht

Re: [Sks-devel] keyservers.org downtime

2011-07-29 Thread Robert J. Hansen
On 7/29/11 11:47 PM, Scott Grayban wrote: > Why Fedora? Why use beta software for a production server? This is a whole set of rude assertions and implications masquerading as a question, and for that reason I'm going to ignore it. ___ Sks-devel mailing

Re: [Sks-devel] keyservers.org downtime

2011-07-29 Thread Scott Grayban
Why Fedora? Why use beta software for a production server? On Jul 29, 2011 8:41 PM, "Robert J. Hansen" wrote: > Sometime this weekend keyservers.org will have an extended downtime > (multiple hours) due to maintenance work in the server room. While it's > down I plan on migrating the system to Fed

[Sks-devel] keyservers.org downtime

2011-07-29 Thread Robert J. Hansen
Sometime this weekend keyservers.org will have an extended downtime (multiple hours) due to maintenance work in the server room. While it's down I plan on migrating the system to Fedora 15 as well. Don't panic. :) ___ Sks-devel mailing list Sks-devel@