gpg --recv-key option

[Frank Tobin]

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Marius Strom, at 16:29 -0600 on Fri, 24 Mar 2000, wrote:

> Jason,
> Imagine if your name is "Bob Smith", a very common name I'm sure.  gpg
> --recv-key --keyserver whatever Bob Smith would download a HUGE chunk of
> keys.  That just wouldn't be right.

It is not wrong.  GnuPG could very easily handle this.  The standard
keyservers don't seem return a keyblock for non-ID searches; they return a
list of possible keys, describing their size, hexID, user ids, etc.  
GnuPG would then present these user ID's to the user, and then the user
would select which hexID(s) to download.  There is no need to get every
match for "Bob Smith".

> I think it is good to go the the pgp.mit.edu key search, search for your
> friend Bob Smith, then snag his key by HexID.

How does this solve the issue?  How do you know which Bob Smith to choose?

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Frank Tobin		http://www.uiuc.edu/~ftobin/

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