gpg: can't put a policy URL into v3 (PGP 2.x style) signature

[David Shaw]

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On Fri, Apr 09, 2004 at 12:55:55AM -0400, Atom 'Smasher' wrote:
> using a cleartext signature while attempting to include a policy URL or
> notation data gives me these errors:
> 
> 	gpg: can't put a policy URL into v3 (PGP 2.x style) signature
> and
> 	gpg: can't put notation data into v3 (PGP 2.x style) signatures
> 
> i'm surprised to see this limitation... is that correct?
> 
> i don't see where rfc 2440 prohibits this...

It's not a question of prohibition.  It's a question of
impossibility.  V3 signatures have no subpackets - there is no place
to put the policy URL.

David
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