Re: PGP Signatures

2003-02-04 Thread Pete Harlan
On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 04:07:04PM +, Colin Watson wrote: > On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 03:21:53PM +0100, mess-mate wrote: > > On Wed, 29 Jan 2003 07:07:30 -0500 > > Seneca <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > | In ~/.gnupg/gnupg.conf, uncomment or add > > | "keyserver-options auto-key-retrieve". > > >

Re: PGP Signatures

2003-01-31 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 02:51:39PM +, debian parisc ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Friends, > > forgive me for my ignorance, but I see a lot of emails on this list with > PGP signatures. Exactly what purpose does it serve having PGP as part of > your signature? They just look like a string of

Re: PGP Signatures

2003-01-30 Thread Brian Nelson
Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 02:51:39PM +, debian parisc wrote: >> Friends, >> >> forgive me for my ignorance, but I see a lot of emails on this list with >> PGP signatures. Exactly what purpose does it serve having PGP as part of >> your signature? The

Re: PGP Signatures

2003-01-30 Thread mess-mate
Thanks to all for your help. Indeed, options or a conf are both valuable after a test. mess-mate On Wed, 29 Jan 2003 16:10:24 -0500 "Robert L. Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | | | Move the file from .gnupg/options to .gnupg/gpg.conf, they changed the | location of the file a bit back. |

Re: PGP Signatures

2003-01-29 Thread Paul Johnson
On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 10:28:31AM -0500, Robert L. Harris wrote: > Make one. No, the preferred file this is in is .gnupg/options. Having two different options files *will* be a pain in the ass. -- .''`. Baloo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' :proud Debian admin and user `. `'` `- Debia

Re: PGP Signatures

2003-01-29 Thread Robert L. Harris
Move the file from .gnupg/options to .gnupg/gpg.conf, they changed the location of the file a bit back. May want to try different keyservers (comment out the gatech, etc. Thus spake mess-mate ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > On Wed, 29 Jan 2003 10:28:31 -0500 > "Robert L. Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wr

Re: PGP Signatures

2003-01-29 Thread mess-mate
On Wed, 29 Jan 2003 10:28:31 -0500 "Robert L. Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | | | Make one. | | Here's mine: | # So we can work with pgp keys | force-v3-sigs | # To deal with mailer and >From lines | escape-from-lines | # we only need to do this once while the gpg process is usin

Re: PGP Signatures

2003-01-29 Thread Stephen Gran
This one time, at band camp, mess-mate said: > On Wed, 29 Jan 2003 07:07:30 -0500 > Seneca <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > | In ~/.gnupg/gnupg.conf, uncomment or add > | "keyserver-options auto-key-retrieve". > | > ?? there is no gnupg.conf !! Did I missing somewhat ? > here are the files I have

Re: PGP Signatures

2003-01-29 Thread Colin Watson
On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 03:21:53PM +0100, mess-mate wrote: > On Wed, 29 Jan 2003 07:07:30 -0500 > Seneca <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > | In ~/.gnupg/gnupg.conf, uncomment or add > | "keyserver-options auto-key-retrieve". > > ?? there is no gnupg.conf !! Did I missing somewhat ? For ~/.gnupg/gn

Re: PGP Signatures

2003-01-29 Thread Paul Johnson
On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 11:39:57AM +0100, mess-mate wrote: > Uhh, good idea, how can I do that ?? Go look at the comments in your .gnupg/options -- .''`. Baloo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' :proud Debian admin and user `. `'` `- Debian - when you have better things to do than to fix a sy

Re: PGP Signatures

2003-01-29 Thread Robert L. Harris
Make one. Here's mine: # So we can work with pgp keys force-v3-sigs # To deal with mailer and >From lines escape-from-lines # we only need to do this once while the gpg process is using the ring lock-once # Our options keyserver-options auto-key-retrieve include-disabled include-

Re: PGP Signatures

2003-01-29 Thread mess-mate
On Wed, 29 Jan 2003 07:07:30 -0500 Seneca <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 11:39:57AM +0100, mess-mate wrote: | > On Tue, 28 Jan 2003 17:26:26 -0800 | > Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | > | > | On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 08:50:06PM +0100, mess-mate wrote: | > | > But the

Re: PGP Signatures

2003-01-29 Thread Seneca
On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 11:39:57AM +0100, mess-mate wrote: > On Tue, 28 Jan 2003 17:26:26 -0800 > Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > | On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 08:50:06PM +0100, mess-mate wrote: > | > But the senders public key must be retrieved from a key-server and added > | > to your o

Re: PGP Signatures

2003-01-29 Thread mess-mate
On Tue, 28 Jan 2003 17:26:26 -0800 Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 08:50:06PM +0100, mess-mate wrote: | > But the senders public key must be retrieved from a key-server and added | > to your own key-list before an automated check is possible. | > mess-mate | | U

Re: PGP Signatures

2003-01-28 Thread Paul Johnson
On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 08:50:06PM +0100, mess-mate wrote: > But the senders public key must be retrieved from a key-server and added > to your own key-list before an automated check is possible. > mess-mate Unless you've set your gnupg to automagically grab public keys from the keyserver for you

Re: PGP Signatures

2003-01-27 Thread mess-mate
On Mon, 27 Jan 2003 11:06:27 -0500 Seneca <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 02:51:39PM +, debian parisc wrote: | > forgive me for my ignorance, but I see a lot of emails on this list with | > PGP signatures. Exactly what purpose does it serve having PGP as part of | > your

Re: PGP Signatures

2003-01-27 Thread mess-mate
On Mon, 27 Jan 2003 11:06:27 -0500 Seneca <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 02:51:39PM +, debian parisc wrote: | > forgive me for my ignorance, but I see a lot of emails on this list with | > PGP signatures. Exactly what purpose does it serve having PGP as part of | > your

Re: PGP Signatures

2003-01-27 Thread Seneca
On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 02:51:39PM +, debian parisc wrote: > forgive me for my ignorance, but I see a lot of emails on this list with > PGP signatures. Exactly what purpose does it serve having PGP as part of > your signature? They just look like a string of characters that could have > been

Re: PGP Signatures

2003-01-27 Thread Colin Watson
On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 02:51:39PM +, debian parisc wrote: > Friends, > > forgive me for my ignorance, but I see a lot of emails on this list with > PGP signatures. Exactly what purpose does it serve having PGP as part of > your signature? They just look like a string of characters that coul

Re: PGP Signatures

2003-01-27 Thread Tom Badran
On Monday 27 Jan 2003 2:51 pm, debian parisc wrote: > It maybe because I receive most of the emails from this list in windows95 > (I'm at work), that they have no significance. If you are using pgp you can verify the authenticity of the message - i.e. it comes from who the 'from' line says, rathe