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diff --git a/doc/faq.raw b/doc/faq.raw index 31334ec56..55e164750 100644 --- a/doc/faq.raw +++ b/doc/faq.raw @@ -397,6 +397,21 @@ messages? do the trick. You'll find it at [H a href=ftp://ftp.guug.de/pub/gcrypt/alpha/gpgme]ftp://ftp.guug.de/pub/gcrypt/alpha/gpgme[H /a] + +<Q> I have successfully generated a revocation certificate, but I don't + understand how to send it to the key servers. + + Most keyservers don't accept a 'bare' revocation certificate. You + have to import the certificate into gpg first: + [H pre] + gpg --import my-revocation.asc + [H /pre] + then send the revoked key to the keyservers: + [H pre] + gpg --keyserver certserver.pgp.com --send-keys mykeyid + [H /pre] + (or use a keyserver web interface for this). + <S> COMPATIBILITY ISSUES <Dcompat> @@ -460,8 +475,9 @@ messages? <Q> Why is PGP 5.x not able to verify my messages? PGP 5.x does not accept V4 signatures for data material but OpenPGP - requires generation of V4 signatures for all kind of data. Use the - option "--force-v3-sigs" to generate V3 signatures for data. + requests generation of V4 signatures for all kind of data, that's why + GnuPG defaults to them. Use the option "--force-v3-sigs" to generate + V3 signatures for data. <Q> How do I transfer owner trust values from PGP to GnuPG? |