Public keys stored on different server

[Martin]

Hello Vincent,

Ok - that is clear now. I never had the idea to get a "whole list" 
from a key server but I didn't understand why people let access their 
key only on their own website.

Martin

Thursday, February 2, 2023, 9:45:53 PM, you wrote:


>> Could you please explain this, I don't understand really. So there are
>> public and no public keys on the this key-server? Who decides that a
>> key is public or non-public? Who or how can I request a non-public
>> key?
> Sorry, that wasn't as clear as it could have been. There are no
> non-public keys, all keys are still publicly available, and can be
> retrieved by fingerprint or email address. You just can't retrieve
> all keys or email addresses as a full list, which makes it a far
> less interesting target for spammers.