edit-key weirdness (1.2.4)

[Atom 'Smasher']

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> Forget about the secret key.  The signature on it are really used.
> Updating some of the properties is a relict from previous versions;
> modern versions don't care about it and secret key rings will anyway
> be removed.  Creating a proper OpenPGP secret key will eventually be
> done at export time from the public key and the required secret key
> parameters.
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some secret key features, such as expiration date, could cause problems
when using gpgsplit "secret-to-public" and the public key can't be
imported... at least not the conventional way...


        ...atom

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