signing a robot's key - was: Re: Global Directory signatures

[Atom 'Smasher']

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when i looked at the GD key here 
<http://www.pgp.com/company/corporatekeys.html> there are signatures from 
PRZ (0xB2D7795E) and some people with email addresses @pgp.com. those 
signatures seem reasonable, and they will be spared from my list of 
untrusted signers.

then i noticed something else weird... the GD key has a picture... a 
cartoon globe behind a cartoon key... if i ever see someone who looks like 
that i'll have to ask if their name is "PGP Global Directory Verification 
Key" ;)

the picture seems to offer the same advantages (ie: none) as attaching a 
smiley-face image to ones key, but at least a smiley is entertaining.


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         ...atom

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  762A 3B98 A3C3 96C9 C6B7 582A B88D 52E4 D9F5 7808
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