GPG 1.4.2 errors

[John Clizbe]

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Parag Mehta wrote:
> hi there,
> 
> can anyone help me figure this out. why am i getting the following
> errors whenever i try to do any operation with gpg 1.4.2 for windows.
> 
> gpg: mpi larger than indicated length (2 bytes)
> gpg: keyring_get_keyblock: read error: invalid packet
> gpg: keyring_get_keyblock failed: invalid keyring
> gpg: failed to rebuild keyring cache: invalid keyring
> gpg: 3 marginal(s) needed, 1 complete(s) needed, classic trust model
> gpg: mpi larger than indicated length (2 bytes)
> gpg: keyring_get_keyblock: read error: invalid packet
> gpg: keydb_get_keyblock failed: invalid keyring
> gpg: validate_key_list failed

Saw the same type error with 1.4.2. Turned out to be two keys that each had
a zero length packet.  Jason Harris wote patches for both his PKS server and
his SKS keyserver. I used 1.4.1 and 1.4.2 to locate and delete the keys in
question and all is fine with 1.4.2 now. (I do a lot of building and testing
so I tend to have multiple versions on my system.) Write me directly for
details.

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