failing to import PGP 5.0 key

[L. Sassaman]

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For what it's worth, PGP (6.5.2 and 7.0) doesn't import this key either.

On Sat, 22 Apr 2000, Andreas Schamanek wrote:

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> Hi GnuPGs,
> 
> I am fairly new to this list, so you might want to get your flame
> throwers ready ;->
> 
> My problem: I want to send a message to somebody who offers a PGP 5.0
> key and I only have GnuPG.
> 
> To encrypt a message I have to import the key. But that does not work.
> There is that documentation at www.gnupg.org about interoperation with
> PGP 5.0 but, unfortunately, the text says nothing about importing keys.
> 
> Detailed output:
> 
>   # gpg --version
>   gpg (GnuPG) 1.0.1
>   Copyright (C) 1999 (...)
> 
>   Supported algorithms:
>   Cipher: IDEA, 3DES, CAST5, BLOWFISH, TWOFISH
>   Pubkey: RSA, RSA-E, RSA-S, ELG-E, DSA, ELG
>   Hash: MD5, SHA1, RIPEMD160
> 
>   # gpg --debug --import < tmp.pub
>   gpg: reading options from `/uhome/schamane/.gnupg/options'
>   gpg: no valid OpenPGP data found.
>   gpg: processing message failed: eof
> 
> I have attached the key that I want to import.
> MTIA,
> 
> -- Andreas
> 
> 
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> gpg: Signature made Fri Apr 21 15:33:03 2000 PDT using DSA key ID 854B28AD
> gpg: requesting key 854B28AD from horowitz.surfnet.nl ...
> gpg: Good signature from "Andreas Schamanek <Andreas.Schamanek@univie.ac.at>"
> gpg: WARNING: This key is not certified with a trusted signature!
> gpg:          There is no indication that the signature belongs to the owner.
> gpg: Fingerprint: 9413 7F1C DC4A 1FF3 CB45  2B54 2119 AC2C 854B 28AD
> 
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