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 Message 387 
 Wilfred van Velzen to mark lewis 
 Re: my PGP key (auto-repost) 
 25 Oct 17 18:37:17 
 
Hi mark,

On 2017-10-25 11:30:10, you wrote to me:

 ml>>> -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
 ml>>> Version: 2.6.2
 ml>>> Comment: Privacy is a right to fight for.

 WV>> I think it's time you generate a newer key! I can't import this in my
 WV>> keyring. So I can't use it either if I needed to...

 ml> interesting... i certainly have it here...

 ml> ----->8 snip 8<-----
 ml> 2017 Oct 25  11:28:25 -0400
 ml> myuser@mymachine:~$ gpg --version
 ml> gpg (GnuPG) 1.4.16
 ml> Copyright (C) 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 ml> License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later
 ml>  This is free software: you are free to
 ml> change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted
 ml> by law.

 ml> Home: ~/.gnupg
 ml> Supported algorithms:
 ml> Pubkey: RSA, RSA-E, RSA-S, ELG-E, DSA
 ml> Cipher: IDEA, 3DES, CAST5, BLOWFISH, AES, AES192, AES256, TWOFISH,
 ml>         CAMELLIA128, CAMELLIA192, CAMELLIA256
 ml> Hash: MD5, SHA1, RIPEMD160, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512, SHA224
 ml> Compression: Uncompressed, ZIP, ZLIB, BZIP2

I have about the same supported algos if I use the --version option. This got
me thinking and I found a sollution in the man for gpg. I have to use the
--pgp2 compatibility option. Then it works:

# gpg --pgp2 --import keymark.asc
gpg: key B60C20C5: public key "waldo kitty " imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
gpg: public key FBBB8AB1 is 58138 seconds newer than the signature
gpg: 3 marginal(s) needed, 1 complete(s) needed, PGP trust model
gpg: depth: 0  valid:   5  signed:   5  trust: 0-, 0q, 0n, 0m, 0f, 5u
gpg: depth: 1  valid:   5  signed:   0  trust: 2-, 0q, 0n, 1m, 2f, 0u

# gpg --list-sigs B60C20C5
pub   1024R/B60C20C5 1992-11-30
uid       [ unknown] waldo kitty 
sig          B60C20C5 1999-08-19  waldo kitty 
uid       [ unknown] domain *.cssnet.sanford.nc.us is dead.
sig          B60C20C5 1999-08-19  waldo kitty 
uid       [ unknown] Mark Lewis 
sig          D1715549 1996-01-07  [User ID not found]
sig          B7822B3D 1996-01-05  Jim Cannell 
sig          3A003FE9 1995-01-24  [User ID not found]
sig          790BFF31 1994-02-16  Richard G. Wallen Jr. <1.3625.454@fidonet>
sig          B60C20C5 1994-02-06  waldo kitty 

 ml> i did have to dance through a hoop or two... i don't remember what
 ml> it/they was/were, though...

 ml> plus, if i rescind it, i won't be able to use it on the other machine
where
 ml> it originates and is still used from time to time...

You don't have to revoke it if you still use it. But you are warned now, that
if you use it to send messages to other people, they might encounter some
problems... ;)

Bye, Wilfred.

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