On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 02:38:30 -0800 aboietf(_at_)redtenbacher(_dot_)de wrote:
During OpenPGP interoperability tests, I have recently come across
an
unusual situation:
[...]
(In my tests, PGP 5.x imported the user key without any error
message, whereas GnuPG 1.2.x refused to import the key even
in
"--expert" mode. And a PGP 8.02 user reported to me that PGP
8.02
also refuses to import any keys without self-signature.)
As I either have to find a solution to this interoperability problem
[...]
can't each user simply just self-sign the key as soon as it is received,
and this should then allow it to be imported into gnupg 1.2.x / pgp 8.x
?
vedaal
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