Invalid Packet (ctb=3b)

[Steve Butler]

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> Just attempted to decrypt a data file and ran into what appears to be a
> corrupted file.  Or is there another alternative of which I should be
> aware?  Is there a chance somebody used ASCII mode rather than BIN to
> send the file?
> 
> - --Steve
> 
> 
> gpg --list-packets shows
> 
> :marker packet:
>  50 47 50
> :pubkey enc packet: version 3, algo 16, keyid 6BA0BA0A5A2CEA48
>    data: [2047 bits]
>    data: [2046 bits]
> 
> You need a passphrase to unlock the secret key for
> user: "First Choice Health Network (FCHN) <helpdesk at fchn.com>"
> 2048-bit ELG-E key, ID 5A2CEA48, created 2001-10-16 (main key ID
> 1B32D54B)
> 
> :encrypted data packet:
>    length: 630
> gpg: encrypted with 2048-bit ELG-E key, ID 5A2CEA48, created
> 2001-10-16
>       "First Choice Health Network (FCHN) <helpdesk at fchn.com>"
> :compressed packet: algo=1
> :literal data packet:
>    mode b, created 268435456, name="enc_20031201_1339",
>    raw data: 0 bytes
> gpg: [don't know]: invalid packet (ctb=3b)
> :compressed packet: algo=153
> gpg: uncompressing failed: unknown compress algorithm
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> iD8DBQE/y8xFVxXIgBsy1UsRAtl4AKCeZJvQF2OnGBdH4/oZrHZ7ezT01gCfWGHF
> kHplBhfAES/qCpBEGFxXN4Q=
> =csqk
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