fingerprint associated public key does not match displayed public key

[S.B.]

> Don't do that.  Seriously.  This is like saying "I want to learn how to
> farm like my grandparents did!"  Farming is hard enough: voluntarily
> doing without, you know, *electricity* is just crazy.  (In the United
> States, many farms were without electricity until the 1940s!)

> These easy-to-use tools exist for a reason: to make GnuPG easy to use.
> If you insist on doing things the hard way you have only yourself to
> blame.  First learn how to use GnuPG, and then figure out how to use
> GnuPG like you would if it was 1992 after you've got your basic skills down.

Haha.  You're good with these.  I don't want to be farming without electricity.

You may want to check out a mailing list like PGPNET, which exists
specifically to give people experience in sending/receiving encrypted
mail. :)

> I immediately did it.  I saw you there.  Using Thunderbird.  Figuring it out.  Thank you all for all the good advice.

S.B.

On Mon, Dec 20, 2021 at 4:50 PM Robert J. Hansen <rjh at sixdemonbag.org> wrote:
>
> > seems as though my entry into this realm was clearly... bad.  I wanted
> > to learn the system without using separate encryption software like
> > kleopatra.  I wanted to know how to do it with just gpg and any email
> > provider.  It's difficult, and I have a lot to learn.
>
> Don't do that.  Seriously.  This is like saying "I want to learn how to
> farm like my grandparents did!"  Farming is hard enough: voluntarily
> doing without, you know, *electricity* is just crazy.  (In the United
> States, many farms were without electricity until the 1940s!)
>
> These easy-to-use tools exist for a reason: to make GnuPG easy to use.
> If you insist on doing things the hard way you have only yourself to
> blame.  First learn how to use GnuPG, and then figure out how to use
> GnuPG like you would if it was 1992 after you've got your basic skills down.
>
> > and... I was hoping that, since I have your email, key ID, and fingerprint ;)
> > I could write an encrypted message to your sixdemonbag email.  I'd
> > completely understand if you'd rather not.  I just have now found
> > myself luring friends and relatives into learning this with me and
> > exchanging encrypted emails and... it's not going well.
>
> You may want to check out a mailing list like PGPNET, which exists
> specifically to give people experience in sending/receiving encrypted
> mail. :)