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<listitem><para>
This is a space or comma delimited string that gives options for the
keyserver. Options can be prepended with a `no-' to give the opposite
-meaning. While not all options are available for all keyserver
-schemes, some common options are:
+meaning. While not all options are available for all keyserver types,
+some common options are:
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>include-revoked</term>
<listitem><para>
When receiving or searching for a key, include keys that are marked on
-the keyserver as revoked.
+the keyserver as revoked. Note that this option is always set when
+using the NAI HKP keyserver, as this keyserver does not differentiate
+between revoked and unrevoked keys.
</para></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>include-disabled</term>
<listitem><para>
When receiving or searching for a key, include keys that are marked on
-the keyserver as disabled.
+the keyserver as disabled. Note that this option is not used with HKP
+keyservers, as they do not support disabling keys.
</para></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
@@ -1470,7 +1473,9 @@ Try to be more RFC1991 (PGP 2.x) compliant.
<listitem><para>
Set up all options to be as PGP 2.x compliant as possible, and warn if
an action is taken (e.g. encrypting to a non-RSA key) that will create
-a message that PGP 2.x will not be able to handle.
+a message that PGP 2.x will not be able to handle. Note that `PGP
+2.x' here means `MIT PGP 2.6.2'. There are other versions of PGP 2.x
+available, but the MIT release is a good common baseline.
</para><para>
This option implies `--rfc1991 --no-openpgp --no-force-v4-certs
--no-comment --escape-from --no-force-v3-sigs --cipher-algo IDEA