many questions

F. Rodriguez MagicFab at FabianRodriguez.com
Mon Aug 2 20:33:43 CEST 2004


Stuardo - StR - Rodriguez wrote:
> 1) Can I create all the keys in a single machine to export them to the other 
> machines?

Yes. I would create one keyring with all public keys and separate 
keyrings for the private keys on each machine.

> 2) I do not understand the trusting thing....
> If I have a key - like a super key and it  y sign the other 100 keys (i think 
> it is signing.. i just tell to "trus" the other keys)   then... in the other 
> pc... i have trusted the super key....  Do i need to sign the other keys? or 
> when I sign the super key, I trust every single key the super key has signed?

Basically, yes, if you define your model of trust to be that... But that 
is *your* decision. More on the Web of trust:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_of_trust

> 3) How do i set a key server where I can search for public keys?  like ... in 
> mozilla-thunderbird... I can asign which is the key server to search for the 
> keys.... I want to add there MY server instead of the ones of the list:
It seems most development happens (or used to happen) around PKS:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/pks/

> 4)  for windows mail clients  the one I think is the best is thunderbird... I 
> I like the kmail style....   with the green background on a trusted mail...  
> how can get that on windows

The Enigmail extension for TB could support advanced email header 
templating. This is currently being discussed in this RFE (Request for 
Enhancement):
http://bugzilla.mozdev.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6427

Feel free to participate in the discussion.

Cheers,

-- 
Fabián Rodríguez
Montreal, QC, Canada
http://www.fabianrodriguez.com/email
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