GnuPG 2.4.4 still using legacy packets?

[Andreas Metzler]

On 2025-11-13 Peter Pentchev <roam at ringlet.net> wrote:
[...]
> - so, IF NO `--rfc...` OPTION IS SPECIFIED, GnuPG HAS TO default to
>   the least common denominator

Hello,
Is this really true in this strict sense? Afaik GnuPG has not been
emitting rfc-2440 (or even rfc-4880) compliant packets *by* *default*
for ages.

cu Andreas

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