Florian Kulzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Sun, Jun 08, 2008 at 02:17:47 +1200, Chris Bannister wrote: > > [...] > > > Sorry to jump in mid thread, but since this issue has popped up I > > thought I'd mention a problem I've been having. > > > > $ gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 330C4A75 > > gpg: requesting key 330C4A75 from hkp server subkeys.pgp.net > > gpgkeys: key 330C4A75 not found on keyserver > > gpg: invalid radix64 character 2E skipped > > gpg: invalid radix64 character 3A skipped > > gpg: invalid radix64 character 5F skipped > > gpg: invalid radix64 character 2E skipped > > gpg: invalid radix64 character 2E skipped > > gpg: invalid radix64 character 2D skipped > > gpg: invalid radix64 character 3A skipped > > gpg: invalid radix64 character 3B skipped > > gpg: malformed CRC > > gpg: read_block: read error: invalid keyring > > gpg: Total number processed: 0 > > $ > > How does your DNS server resolve subkeys.pgp.net? I see five different > IP addresses, with preference given to either 213.239.206.174 or > 64.71.173.107. Try if you still have this problem when you specify one > of these IPs as the keyserver.
I was experiencing failures (server timeout) apparently due to this DNS issue (my DNS is my ISP). I installed maradns locally, and the problem disappeared. Thanks for the hint. -- Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. (*) http://blinkynet.net/comp/uip5.html Linux Counter #80292 - - http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1855.html Please, don't Cc: me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]