On 2007-11-23 Kara wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: RIPEMD160 > > ==== > > Reference your 23 Nov 2007 (0630 +0300): > "Re: How to remove a key from keyserver?": > > > Ah! Experience costs! Thanks for your time and replies, > > You're *stuck* as you are already aware. > > ==== > > I have one very, very poor possibility that you might consider -- it > won't solve your problem but is perhaps somewhat better than nothing: > > 1. Create a new key and include as a comment: Replaces 0x12345678 > > Then make a revocation certificate for the new key, > make a backup of the new key, *and then and only then*: > > a. Use that new key to sign all userIDs on 0x12345678. > > b. Then upload 0x12345678 to a public keyserver. > > c. Then, if you wish -- upload your "new" key to a > public keyserver. > > ==== > > That would work for one key (0x123456789) but if you have several keys > I'm not sure if you'd like to try the same thing using the same key > for several of your old keys, e.g.,: > > 2. Create a new key and include as a comment: > > Replaces 0x12345678, 0xABCDEFGH, 0x87654321 > > etc, etc, etc from above > > ==== > > Again, either option 1 or 2 above won't really solve your problem but > in lieu of doing nothing is all I can think of. > > I've never see the above done with more than one key -- and even then > it is an absolutely terrible solution to a problem that otherwise > doesn't have a valid solution. > > Robert H and probably all of the other "experienced" GPG/PGP users > will no doubt tell you the above suggestion is a total waste of time > and won't accomplish anything worthwhile -- and they will probably be > right! > > However, what have you got to lose? > > ==== > > PS: I'm not expert but just someone trying to provide something for > you to think about to see if it makes any sense to you. > > Good luck whatever you decide to do.
Looks like that's the only way left; an ugly one but better than nothing. Thank you, PS: I CC'd users@ list. -- Bahman Movaqar PGP KeyID: 0xDA647509 (subkeys.pgp.net) YESTERDAY This Day's Madness did prepare; TO-MORROW's Silence, Triumph, or Despair: Drink! for you not know whence you came, nor why: Drink! for you know not why you go, nor where. -Khayyam
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