--recv-key and fingerprint

[David Shaw]

On Sun, Aug 25, 2002 at 03:04:58PM +0200, Marco d'Itri wrote:
> gnupg refuses to download RSA keys when the fingerprint is used:
> 
> pub  1024R/3C620D2D 1993-12-23 Marco d'Itri <md at linux.it>
>      Impronta digitale = 84 54 6C EC 5B 42 56 1B  FB B6 32 7B F2 FD 4F B2
> 
> $LANG= gpg --recv-key 0x84546CEC5B42561BFBB6327BF2FD4FB2
> gpg: Total number processed: 0
> [Exit 2]

Unfortunately, the keyserver you are using doesn't support v3 key
fingerprints.  Most don't.

David

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