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Re: Distribution of PGP Public Keys

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From: John Hall
Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2000 00:00
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In article <ahM9Z1BIbUd4EwRO@crowfam.demon.co.uk>,
 Jim Crowther <replies@crowfam.demon.co.uk> writes:
>In article <1sgV6PC4uQd4Ew1T@jhall.demon.co.uk>, John Hall
><nws_may99@jhall.co.uk> writes
>>Am I right in assuming that PGP public keys which are uploaded to
>>Demon's key server are supposed to automagically percolate to other key
>>servers? Judging by some searches that I've done on key servers at
>>www.keyserver.net and pgp5.ai.mit.edu, that doesn't seem to be
>>happening.
>
>My experience also :(
>
>Five days later and...
>
>nothing

I've now taken matters into my own hands. PGP as distributed with the
Turnpike beta includes in PGPkeys under Server/Send To a couple of other
key servers in addition to Demon's, namely certserver.pgp.com and
pgpkeys.mit.edu, so I've sent my public key to each of these.
-- 
John Hall
                "Think wrongly if you please,
                 but in all cases think for yourself."
                                                      Doris Lessing
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From: John Hall <nws_may99@jhall.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Distribution of PGP Public Keys
Date: 2000/01/07
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