information in the public key block

[kurt c]

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kurt c wrote:
> Another beginner idiot's question from me. Please excuse me.
> 
> How is it that when I import the PGP public key block from someone's
> webpage for example, GnuPG automatically knows the key ID and email
> address and all the stuff? Is this information embedded in all the
> letters in the key block somewhere? Where?
> 
> Thanks.
Thanks David for your explanation :)
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