[Enigmail] and for my first mistake...

[John W. Moore III]

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Faramir wrote:

>> OK, quick discussion of Netiquette as it applies to OpenPGP Keys;
>> /always/ return the Key signed by You to the Key Owner.  Common Courtesy
>> [an oxymoron] dictates that they be allowed to maintain as much control
>> over what is broadcast on or about their Key as possible.
> 
>   I didn't know that... what manual is it? It seems I have not read it.

There is no Manual on Courtesy.  Hence the term(s) Netiquette/Etiquette!

>   Well, that wouldn't be nice, but... what if somebody want to make a
> "joke" and do what you just said, and upload it to a server without my
> consent? I mean, if there is bad intention involved, I don't know any
> way to protect myself against that... Maybe I could sign you
> Revolutionary key with that "don't trust this key" option, as a way to
> "fight it back", but I wonder if there would be a better option...

There is NO option; this is a well know failing of the Keyserver system.

>   I am already confused with about 4 people in enigmail and GnuPG lists
> (it is a standard joke my memory plays to me). Is there a way to add a
> comment to a public key, just to have a hint about the owner identity? I
> mean, something like "the inventor of the dried water" or something like
> that... a non exportable memory hint...

Sure there is a way; within Your gpg.conf File add the line:

comment  ???????????????????????????????????????????

This will appear at the top of every 'Block' be it a Signature or a Key
Block.  I only threw this out because there was a 'mis-quote' issue
attributed to Clizbe recently that was something I said.

JOHN ;)
Timestamp: Monday 30 Jun 2008, 18:42  --400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
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