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On 15-Oct-99 C.J. Collier wrote:
> I think I've started understanding this thing enough that I need to
> start looking for pgp keys so I can start signing mail. Can anyone tell
> me where I can find information on key servers, and maybe even an
> address of one?
>
> Thanks,
> C.J.

I find http://www.keyserver.net/en/ to be very good

Regards

Brian

Brian Galbraith
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Personally, I use http://wwwkeys.us.pgp.net/

-walter

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>>>>> "CR" == Chuck Robey <chuckr@picnic.mat.net> writes:

CR> I was wondering about finding an explanation of what key
CR> servers are (the general function seems obvious to me) and if
CR> there are any really large ones.

Uh, the idea is to get your public key out to lots of people. Obvious
benefits ensue.

There are a lot of great keyservers out there. The one I like best,
for performance reasons, is:

http://www.keyserver.net/en/

They also have a list of other servers, if you want to use those.

~ESP


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On 21 Jan 2000, ESP wrote:

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> >>>>> "CR" == Chuck Robey <chuckr@picnic.mat.net> writes:
>
> CR> I was wondering about finding an explanation of what key
> CR> servers are (the general function seems obvious to me) and if
> CR> there are any really large ones.
>
> Uh, the idea is to get your public key out to lots of people. Obvious
> benefits ensue.
>
> There are a lot of great keyservers out there. The one I like best,
> for performance reasons, is:
>
> http://www.keyserver.net/en/
>
> They also have a list of other servers, if you want to use those.

Thanks! Stuff like this would seem to be prime FAQ material.

>
> ~ESP
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Chuck Robey | Interests include C & Java programming, FreeBSD,
chuckr@picnic.mat.net | electronics, communications, and signal processing.

New Year's Resolution: I will not sphroxify gullible people into looking up
fictitious words in the dictionary.
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> Frank Tobin (Sat 06.0500-09:06):

> around for the mailing list info if I have to reference it). I think
> there should be a top-level section of the website entitled
> "Community"; this is a generic name that could encompass
> currently-misplaced things such as keysigning parties and mailing lists.

very good idea. i vote "yes".

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