GnuPG 2 does not import older keys with RSA-E and RSA-S anymore

[Bernhard Reiter]

It seems that some GnuPG2 2.0.12 packages do not import old keys
with the deprecated 
following algorithms anymore:     
      2          - RSA Encrypt-Only [HAC]
      3          - RSA Sign-Only [HAC]
rfc4880 notes:
   Encrypt-Only (2) and RSA Sign-Only are deprecated and SHOULD NOT be
   generated, but may be interpreted.

For a test case see:
http://lists.wald.intevation.org/pipermail/gpg4win-devel/2009-September/000881.html
http://lists.wald.intevation.org/pipermail/gpg4win-devel/2009-September/000882.html

Gpg1 still does it.

Certainly a defect is that the algorithm is reported as unknown.
I wonder though, why this was changes as rf4880 allows for interpretation
of such keys. 

Best,
Bernhard

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