Re: Intent to package pks (PGP key server daemon)
At 02:59 +1000 1998-03-30, Anand Kumria wrote:
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>On Sat, 28 Mar 1998, Joel Klecker wrote:
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>> pks is a PGP key server daemon, since it contains no cryptographic code, it
>> is no problem for me (being in the US) to package it. pks is DFSG free
>> (yay!).
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>Which pksd is this? Is this Horowitz one? If so, there a number of patches
>available on the pgp-keyserver list.
Yes, that's the one.
>> BTW, I think it'd be cool to put the developer keyring on a private
>> keyserver (keys.debian.org has a nice ring to it).
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>Not to shoot you down, but why bother? Every developer is supposed to have
>a pgp key on the public key servers (although you should be checking every
>now and then to see if it has disappeared). Having a private key server
>would consume more disk space, cpu time and maintaince time than the
>current keyring setup.
Well, "cool" doesn't necessarily mean it's a good idea or practical.
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