"Malformed User ID"

[Atom Smasher]

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Hash: SHA256

is the key publicly circulated? if yes, what is the key id?

have you tried specifying the key by key id? or user id?

ie:
 	gpg -e file -r test at example.com
or
 	gpg -e file -r 0x12345678



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  PGP key - http://atom.smasher.org/pgp.txt
  762A 3B98 A3C3 96C9 C6B7 582A B88D 52E4 D9F5 7808
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 	"What you are seeing is not just a consolidation of seed
 	 companies, it is really a consolidation of the entire food
 	 chain. Since water is as central to food production as seed
 	 is, and without water life is not possible, Monsanto is now
 	 trying to establish its control over water."
 		-- Robert Farley, Monsanto

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Comment: What is this gibberish?
Comment: http://atom.smasher.org/links/#digital_signatures

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