gpg --recv-key option

[Marius Strom]

Jason,
Imagine if your name is "Bob Smith", a very common name I'm sure.  gpg
--recv-key --keyserver whatever Bob Smith would download a HUGE chunk of
keys.  That just wouldn't be right.

I think it is good to go the the pgp.mit.edu key search, search for your
friend Bob Smith, then snag his key by HexID.

-- 
Marius Strom <marius@alpha1.net>
Professional Geek/Unix System Administrator
Alpha1 Internet <http://www.alpha1.net>
http://www.marius.org/marius.pgp 0x42C74CBA

In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice...
...In practice, there is a big difference.

On Fri, 24 Mar 2000, Jason Helfman wrote:

> if it is a security issue, how is it allowed in pgp6, the certificate 
> servers and others....i agree with you though, having to take the extra 
> step is nice, however annoying as hell...
> 
> why should I have to open a web browser and search! this should be a 
> command line function.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Marius Strom <marius@alpha1.net>
> Date: Friday, March 24, 2000 4:11 pm
> Subject: Re: gpg --recv-key option
> 
> > Searching by {email,lastname,firstname,anything but the keyid} is very
> > susceptible to security issues, IMHO.  I think taking the extra 
> > step to
> > getting the KeyID is a "good thing"(tm).
> > 
> > -- 
> > Marius Strom <marius@alpha1.net>
> > Professional Geek/Unix System Administrator
> > Alpha1 Internet <" target="l">http://www.alpha1.net>
> > http://www.marius.org/marius.pgp 0x42C74CBA
> > 
> > In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice...
> > ...In practice, there is a big difference.
> > 
> > On Fri, 24 Mar 2000, Jason Helfman wrote:
> > 
> > > this is my point exactly....!!!!
> > > 
> > > you have to know the hex. And this is not a friendly search for 
> > gpg... 
> > > you should be able to search by email address, last name and hex....
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Patrick J. Lawrence" <pjlawrence@ucdavis.edu>
> > > Date: Friday, March 24, 2000 1:30 pm
> > > Subject: Re: gpg --recv-key option
> > > 
> > > > > So this can't be done via the shell, if this is what I am 
> > > > seeing? I
> > > > > know that you can do this with pgp6...
> > > > 
> > > > Yes, you can.  To get Marius' key:
> > > > 
> > > > gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 42C74CBA    
> > > > 
> > > > Pat
> > > > -- 
> > > > Patrick Lawrence
> > > > Distributed Computing Analysis and Support
> > > > University of California at Davis
> > > > 
> > > ---
> > > /helfman
> > > "At any given moment, you may find the ticket to the circus that 
> > has 
> > > always been in your possession."
> > > 
> > > Fingerprint: 2F76 2856 776A 3E07 9F3E  452A 17D9 9B28 D75E 0A36
> > >      GnuPG http://www.gnupg.org  Get Private!
> > > 
> > 
> > 
>