Keyserver name command

[David Shaw]

On Fri, Nov 09, 2007 at 08:20:18PM +0000, Bob Henson wrote:
> Two of my keys have keyserver names built in by using PGP's simple key
> editing UI. I haven't got  PGP installed now, and wanted to change the
> keyserver using "gpg --keyserver name", as the server in the keys has
> now disappeared or no longer functions. I'd like to either remove it
> altogether and not have a specific preference, or change it to the SKS
> server at minsky.surfnet.nl (seems to be the best/fastest at the
> moment), but even after reading the man page I'm not sure of the command
> syntax. Do I need a full URL, or will just "minsky.surfnet.nl" suffice?
> If it needs a full URL, how is the URL for an SKS server constructed?

gpg --edit-key (the-key)
keyserver hkp://minsky.surfnet.nl
(type your passphrase)
save

> Would running the command with no parameters at all remove the current name?

gpg --edit-key (the-key)
keyserver none
(type your passphrase)
save

David