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Re: How to update a self-signature?

Derek Atkins <warlord@mit.edu> Mon, 27 August 2001 17:23 UTC

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To: Florian Weimer <Florian.Weimer@RUS.Uni-Stuttgart.DE>
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Subject: Re: How to update a self-signature?
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From: Derek Atkins <warlord@mit.edu>
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 12:58:54 -0400
In-Reply-To: Florian Weimer's message of "27 Aug 2001 17:45:44 +0200"
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True.  I was implying a Key Revocation, not a UserID revocation.
My appologies for being ambiguous.

-derek

Florian Weimer <Florian.Weimer@RUS.Uni-Stuttgart.DE> writes:

> Derek Atkins <warlord@mit.edu> writes:
> 
> > Keep in mind that you DON'T want to over-ride a revocation
> > self-signature.  That would be bad.
> 
> It depends on the revocation reason.  If the revocation says 'user ID
> no longer in use', it makes perfect sense to override it.
> 
> -- 
> Florian Weimer 	                  Florian.Weimer@RUS.Uni-Stuttgart.DE
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       Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
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