supersede key on key-server

[Ben McGinnes]

On 23/08/11 12:39 AM, Mike Acker wrote:
> some of us use more than one email address. with GPG it is simple to
> add a secondary ID to a key and this seems to work quite well.
> 
> when a change like this is made it is desirable to update the
> keyserver.  what happens when you re-upload a key to the keyserver?
> I hate to think the keyserver gets loaded up with old junk keys no
> one want used anymore...

That is exactly what happens.  Updated keys have the new information
(e.g. UIDs, signatures and revocations) added, but the old data
remains.  Old data should be indicated as such by revoked information
(UIDs, signatures or whole keys), but that doesn't always happen.


Regards,
Ben


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