Importing keys

[Nils Ellmenreich]

>>>"AGCT" == A Guy Called Tyketto <tyketto@wizard.com> writes:


 AGCT>         Actually, you're doing everything right, except that the key that 
 AGCT> you're importing, was not signed by the person who owns it (self-signature, I 
 AGCT> believe). This is most common with PGP 2.6.x keys (I had to import my 2.6.3a 
 AGCT> and 2.6.3ia keys into GnuPG, and had the same problem. Try the import again, 
 AGCT> and pass the --allow-non-selfsigned-uid option to gpg, and you should be okay.

We should really be starting a FAQ. I had the same problem and thought
this to be an unsolvable compatibility issue. Thanks.

Nils
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