[Enigmail] Where is the private key? (Enigmail with Thunderbird on Linux)

[John Clizbe]

Frank Niedermann wrote:
> Roy Smith-6 wrote:
>> Frank Niedermann wrote:
>> | Can you tell me where I can find my private key?
>> 
>> Well that all depends on what OS your computer uses... but you can
>> search for 2 files called pubring.gpg and secring.gpg.  Pubring.gpg is
>> your public key plus all the public keys you have collected from others.
>> ~ Secring.gpg is where your secret key is stored.
>
> thanks, I found both of them. But if all the collected public keys are
> stored with my public key in one file - how can I publish my public key
> only?

gpg --keyserver pool.sks-keyservers.net --send-key 0x<YourKeyID>

or

gpg --export 0x<YourKeyID> -o 0x<YourKeyID>.asc

The first form - you're done. The second, you'll need to publish it on a web
site or attach it, 8-}( , to emails or otherwise make it available.

I favor the first.

-- 
John P. Clizbe                      Inet:   John (a) Mozilla-Enigmail.org
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