can't get key from keyserver: Connection refused

Sean Rima Sean Rima <thecivvie@penguinpowered.com>
Tue, 23 Nov 1999 13:44:40 +0000


Hi Lars!

On Tue, 23 Nov 1999, Lars Hecking wrote:


>
> gpg: Signature made Tue Nov 23 06:58:18 1999 GMT using DSA key ID XXXXXXXX
> gpg: requesting key XXXXXXXX from wwwkeys.pgp.net ...
> gpg: can't get key from keyserver: Connection refused
> gpg: Can't check signature: public key not found
>
> How do I debug this? What am I looking for?
>
> Is there any way to test the resp. keyserver from the command line,
> e.g. telnet port 80 and issue <command>?
I always use pgp5.ai.mit.edu as my Key server. Never had a connection problem. Sean -- GPG ID (DSA) 92B9D0CF PGP2 ID 19592A0D Linux User: #124682 ICQ: 679813 To get my PGP Keys send me an empty email with retrieve as the subject It said "Needs Windows 95 or better". So I installed Linux...