RE: RFC auth patch
> I think this is worth putting in because it's useful both when a key
> expires and you still need to use old installation media, and when
> installing from an unofficial, unsigned mirror, like the one the armel
> port is using.
>
> I haven't tested the code yet, but I will before I commit, if people
> like the idea of adding this.
imo making this availible through preseeding while it will be helpfull for some is not going to help most people who run into this issue.
the real fix imo would be to make apt/aptitude have an option to use debconf for this prompt. Failing that i belive the soloution would be to check for the key problem before installing anything (there must be a way to check for it programatically) and pop up a warning if an issue was discovered (and based on the users response add the configuration setting).
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