Key ID - different?

[MindFuq]

* Terry Maltos <terry@scps81.com> [2002-11-06 21:01]:
> Viewing the same key set on a client's computer, their Key ID has those same
> 8 characters but they are preceded by 8 more characters (that can also be
> found in the Fingerprint - the last 16 digits).
> 
> Has anyone seen this before?

The long version of a keyID is 16 characters, and the short version is
8.  Why there is a long and short version is beyond me, but just use
the last 8 for whatever you do.