This seems worth noting:
/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/softwareproperties/ppa.py
# FIXME: this needs to go - elmo says the keyserver will not handle
# the load
res = subprocess.call(
["apt-key", "adv", "--keyserver", "keyserver.ubuntu.com",
"--recv", signing_key_fingerprint[0]])
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Title:
add-apt-repository insists on downloading GPG key even if keyserver is down.
If keyserver is down, add-apt-repository can't proceed.
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