problems with sub keys (fwd)

[Brian Minton]

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On Fri, Jan 05, 2001 at 11:46:07AM +0100, Piotr Kasztelowicz wrote:
> Hello
> 
> I have installed just gnupg on Solaris. For the cooperating
> with pine I'm using pgp4pine software
> 
> Here is one problem with sub keys. If I were encrypt or
> encrypt and signs with recipients pgp pgp4pine has problems
> to choose key because the are present pub as well as sub.

if you use the pub key, pgp/gnupg will know automatically which key to use.

> My question. Is sub necessary, or I can ti remove and
> use only pub of recipiens (witout secondary key)

The public key is usually used for signing, and the sub key is usually for
encryption.  I may have those switched, check the docs.  You usually will want
to keep both of them.

> After key-gen command I have created sub too. Does it make
> like my problems, while the peoples need to sign e-mail
> with my public key? Can I remove my own sub and left
> only primary public key (pub) or I should left both
> pub and sub?

you should definitely keep both of your keys.
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