PGP global directory cruft in keyservers

[Alphax]

Kurt Fitzner wrote:
> This isn't GnuPG-related really, but recently downloaded my own public
> key from a keyserver and found on it about a billion of those silly PGP
> global directory signatures on it.  Either someone has been downloading
> my key from PGP a whole bunch and then submitting it to keyservers, or
> the mainstream keyservers are syncing with PGP's global directory.
> 
> I'm wondering if this is a widespread problem.  Have other people
> noticed this with their keys?
> 
> I am now very sorry I went throught that email process with PGP.  I'm
> actually hoping this is a widespread problem so that keyserver operators
> will start deleting those stupid signatures.  If not, I am stuck with my
> key having a billion useless signatures on it.
> 

If you have gpg 1.4.2 you can edit your key and clean it. You can also
set your import and export options to clean these signatures automatically.

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