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Re: gnupload question
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Eric Blake |
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Re: gnupload question |
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Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:27:17 -0600 |
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On 07/21/2010 11:59 AM, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
>> But does the GNU upload process really require that the .sig and the
>> .directive.asc be created with the same key, or does it only validate
>> the directive, in which case I could manually create a .sig with my new
>> key but the .directive.asc with my old key?
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> I don't know the answer to this. But I think this is a policy question
> that FTP masters and/or GNU should address, and if the additional
> freedom is ok then gnupload can add the functionality.
I tried. It doesn't. My upload failed with the split key. (Nothing
like empirical evidence to close the door on speculative discussion :)
> FWIW, gnupload --dry-run should provide you with those steps for the
> functionality it offers.
Yep, thanks for the tip - it helped in trying my experiment.
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