Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG

From	Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid>
Newsgroups	alt.os.linux
Subject	Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG
Date	2016-09-26 15:00 -0700
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Richard Kettlewell wrote:
> I very strongly recommend that you use the full keyid, in all contexts,
> not the truncated 64-bit form.

Apparently this is somewhat of a religious war.  It would seem to me to 
be 'rational' to be able to at least VIEW (or print/copy/etc) the keyid 
either way.

Those who like the short form convenience point out that in most 
contexts, the issue of collisions isn't even afoot; the keyid being 
'reached for' is not a part of the gigantic world pool of keyid/s, but 
instead is being sought as an item in some small or local group.

I've always reached for a key at a keyserver with the long form, but I 
notice that when the keyserver fetches it up for me, the keyserver 
refers to the keyid in the short form - not the long.

I would say that the short form is practical but not perfect.  In a 
scenario in which 'specificity' (there is no other) is imperative, then 
it should be the long form.  In other scenarios, such as picking an 
enigmail key from a keyring, short suffices.

Personally, I think I should be able to 'get' somehow, the long form 
from enigmail by using one of its menus, but I can't.

-- 
Mike Easter

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Marek Novotny GnuPG Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-09-26 00:00 +0000
  Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-09-25 17:32 -0700
    Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-09-26 01:04 +0000
    Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG The Letter Q <babbaquimby@teachers.org> - 2016-09-26 11:12 -0400
  Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-26 03:56 +0200
  Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2016-09-26 10:53 +0000
    Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-09-26 05:10 -0700
      Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-09-26 05:22 -0700
        Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-09-26 05:45 -0700
          Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-09-26 10:10 -0700
            Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-09-26 10:54 -0700
          Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-09-27 11:27 -0700
            Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-09-27 18:40 +0000
            Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-09-27 18:41 +0000
              Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-09-27 12:06 -0700
              Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-09-28 10:14 -0700
                Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-09-28 10:38 -0700
            Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-09-27 11:44 -0700
              Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2016-09-27 19:00 +0000
                Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-09-27 12:20 -0700
                Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-28 00:04 +0200
                Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-09-27 23:21 +0100
                Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-09-27 15:35 -0700
                Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-28 00:44 +0200
                Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-09-27 15:58 -0700
            Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2016-09-27 19:24 -0400
              Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-09-28 01:06 -0700
                Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2016-09-28 10:38 +0000
                Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-09-28 11:21 -0700
            Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2016-09-28 10:31 +0000
              Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2016-09-28 11:24 +0000
                Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-28 16:08 +0200
                Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2016-09-28 19:55 +0000
                Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-09-28 13:11 -0700
                Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2016-09-28 22:04 +0000
                Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-09-28 16:11 -0700
        Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2016-09-26 13:27 +0000
          Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-09-26 06:59 -0700
      Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2016-09-26 13:25 +0000
    Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-26 15:26 +0200
      Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2016-09-26 13:33 +0000
        Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-26 15:40 +0200
          Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2016-09-26 13:48 +0000
      Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-09-26 14:39 +0100
        Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-09-26 07:00 -0700
          Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-09-26 07:26 -0700
            Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-09-26 14:53 +0000
            Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2016-09-26 14:59 +0000
              Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2016-09-26 15:01 +0000
            Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-09-26 07:34 -0700
              Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-09-26 18:24 +0200
                Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-09-26 09:30 -0700
        Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-26 16:31 +0200
          Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-09-26 15:59 +0100
            Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-26 19:45 +0200
              Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-09-26 14:29 -0700
                Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-09-26 14:37 -0700
                Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-09-26 15:17 -0700
                Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2016-09-26 23:27 +0000
        Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-09-26 15:00 -0700
          Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-09-26 15:34 -0700
            Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-27 15:58 +0200
              Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-09-27 07:11 -0700
    Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-09-26 14:14 +0000
      Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2016-09-26 14:57 +0000
        Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-09-26 15:09 +0000
          Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-09-26 15:14 +0000
          Re: Marek Novotny GnuPG Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2016-09-26 15:18 +0000

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