Timothy Murphy wrote: > Karl Larsen wrote: > >> I have been trying to join this group. I have run into problems at >> gpg.MIT and the hoops I need to jump through to be able to write a >> single word! This has gone on for a week and I have dropped out. But I >> showed them my problems, and they said they have not had a new member >> for a year. I know why :-) >> >> In my opinion the documentation for Fedora is very poor to bad. > > I'm just trying to emulate Karl, in joining the Project. > > There do seem to be some unnecessary hurdles to surmount > before one is accepted into the inner circle. > > I managed to send my key to mit as requested, > although I agree that the method prescribed for this in the wiki > <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/UsingGpg/> > does not actually work. > > I used kgpg rather than "pure" gpg, > and this allowed me to register the server <hkp://pgp.mit.edu:11371> > before sending the key. > I'm not sure if giving the port helped the key on its way. > One thing they could probably add to the documentation is that you can use other key servers besides pgp.mit.edu - it may take a bit longer for the key to be available on the MIT keyserver, but it will get there. I have registered a few keys over the years using the CLI, and it isn't that hard.(I use both a perminate key, and time limited ones.) Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
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