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Hi Bob,

> People add PGP Key ID or Fingerprint to their signatures. Which is 
> preferable/better to help interested parties find your key?

that depends on where your key is (on public server or not) and what
your primary concern is:

If your key is on a key server and does contain your e-mail address,
then your communication partner needs nothing. He may fetch the key.
If he knows that you use PGP and how to query a keyserver.

If your message is signed, then both are available to the receipient:
your UID (the FROM: address) and your KeyID (from your signature).

If you have more than one key (I have!), then a KeyID would be more
precise. On the other hand: as long as your keys are maintained properly
on the server (that is, old keys are revoked) and there are no fake keys
(mind that ANYONE may generate and upload a key with your address!),
the knowledgable will be able to retreive your key.

But you might want to give a hint that you are able to receive PGP
encrypted messages in the first place!

And as said it depends on the knowledge of you partners: not everyone
deducts "oh, I can encrypt" from 0xABCD1234 ... but even if you give
hkp://... or https//keyserv/... many won't know what to do.

So I prefer to include a link to an article my own website where I have
all the space to explain and to link to my key.

I also have my Key URL set als X-Header (see Account Settings ->
OpenPGP -> Advanced). That way, clients may automate to fetch my key.

Olav
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The Enigmail Project - OpenPGP Email Security For Mozilla Applications
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