On Mon, May 15, 2006 at 03:22:31PM -0400, Alan Porter wrote: > > Let's back up one step... for the sake of the gpg-challenged > (such as myself).
(snip) > I have no idea how to do #2. I assume that I have to download > someone else's public key from one of these random keyservers. > Then I run some gpg magic, and then I send it back to some > keyserver. Is that right? Right. That GPG magic is: $ gpg --fingerprint keyID (compare what it prints to what you were handed. If it matches...) gpg --sign-key keyID That's it! > And why do I keep seeing mention of a web site called "biglumber". > Somehow, that name does not really give me a warm and secure > feeling. Who are these biglumberjacks anyway? They are a website that helps coordinate keysignings. They exist primarily for places that aren't as well connected as ourselves and people who need a little help finding other PGP inclined folk. TriLUG put a keyring up there awhile back, the exact reasons I've gone a little fuzzy on. Tanner can provide some of the insight into that. Listing on biglumber is not required. > How about a simple HOW-TO, like the one that CMP posted before > the meeting? No "Alice and Bob" stories, no "foo.bar.com", just > real live instructions? > > Muchas gracias, > > Alan > > > -- > TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ -- Kevin Otte, N8VNR [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.nivex.net/ -=- "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." -- George Santayana "It seems no one reads Santayana anymore." -- Cdr. Susan Ivanova, Babylon 5 -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
