Re: GPG as a PGP replacement

[Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@ualberta.ca>]

On Thu, 13 May 1999, Michael Meskes wrote:

> keyring /home/meskes/.gnupg/pubring.gpg
> secret-keyring /home/meskes/.gnupg/secring.gpg

I'm not sure, I think gpg may add them on its own?
 
> > PGP 2.x compatible signatures can be generated using this command:
> > 
> >   gpg --rfc-1991 -a --clearsign foo.txt
> 
> This does not work. Despite the man page and the help text listing the
> option --rfc-1991 gpg does not accept it.

It should be --rfc1991, if the help texts say --rfc-1991 then I think you
should file a bug :> With the help of others on this list it turns out to
be uneeded for signing.

> gpgm is not available anymore. I don't have an idea whether this is by
> design.

Oh? Hmm that I should look into, I've been using it :|

Thanks,
Jason