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GPG subkeys and keyservers



My gpg encryption subkey expired recently; I created a new subkey; it's
signed, expires in a few months, etc.  The key imports fine when I pull
it in from the ascii armored export version ... but exporting it to the
keyserver via --send-key fails miserably.  I get a report of success,
but when I --recv-key, I don't get the new subkey.



(below:  my public/private keypair resides on "meteu".  "fury" is another 
host, which does not have either key.)

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  meteu:~ 2% gpg --send-key flip  
  gpg: success sending to `wwwkeys.us.pgp.net' (status=200)
  meteu:~ 3% gpg --export -a flip > /var/www/public.asc
  meteu:~ 4% gpg --list-key flip
  pub  1024D/17984F07 2001-10-06 Chris Flipse <flip@csh.rit.edu>
  uid                            Chris Flipse <flip@octoraro.org>
  uid                            Chris Flipse <flip@athas.org>
  sub  1024g/B03178DE 2001-10-06 [expires: 2002-04-04]
  sub  1024g/BCA91458 2002-05-09 [expires: 2002-11-05]
  
  pub  1024D/17984F07 2001-10-06 Chris Flipse <flip@csh.rit.edu>
  uid                            Chris Flipse <flip@octoraro.org>
  uid                            Chris Flipse <flip@athas.org>
  sub  1024g/B03178DE 2001-10-06 [expires: 2002-04-04]
  sub  1024g/BCA91458 2002-05-09 [expires: 2002-11-05]
  
  meteu:~ 5% 

----

New subkey exists, supposedly got exported to wwwkeys.us.pgp.net
alright.  However.

----
  fury:~ 40% gpg --list-key flip
  gpg: Warning: using insecure memory!
  gpg: error reading key: public key not found
  fury:~ 41% wget http://meteu.octoraro.org/public.asc
  --11:46:10--  http://meteu.octoraro.org/public.asc
             => `public.asc'
  Connecting to meteu.octoraro.org:80... connected!
  HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
  Length: 2,265 [text/plain]
  
      0K ..                                                  100% @  44.24 KB/s
  
  11:46:10 (44.24 KB/s) - `public.asc' saved [2265/2265]
  
  fury:~ 42% gpg --import public.asc
  gpg: Warning: using insecure memory!
  gpg: key 17984F07: public key imported
  gpg: Total number processed: 1
  gpg:               imported: 1

  fury:~ 43% gpg --list-key flip
  gpg: Warning: using insecure memory!
  pub  1024D/17984F07 2001-10-06 Chris Flipse <flip@csh.rit.edu>
  uid                            Chris Flipse <flip@octoraro.org>
  uid                            Chris Flipse <flip@athas.org>
  sub  1024g/B03178DE 2001-10-06 [expires: 2002-04-04]
  sub  1024g/BCA91458 2002-05-09 [expires: 2002-11-05]
  
  fury:~ 44% 

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Key is imported just fine from the ascii armored export.  No problems.

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  fury:~ 44% gpg --delete-key flip
  gpg: Warning: using insecure memory!
  pub  1024D/17984F07 2001-10-06   Chris Flipse <flip@csh.rit.edu>
  
  Delete this key from the keyring? yes
  fury:~ 45% gpg --list-key flip       
  gpg: Warning: using insecure memory!
  gpg: error reading key: public key not found
  
  fury:~ 46% gpg --recv-key 17984F07
  gpg: Warning: using insecure memory!
  gpg: requesting key 17984F07 from wwwkeys.us.pgp.net ...
  gpg: key 17984F07: public key imported
  gpg: Total number processed: 1
  gpg:               imported: 1
  
  fury:~ 47% gpg --list-key flip
  gpg: Warning: using insecure memory!
  pub  1024D/17984F07 2001-10-06 Chris Flipse <flip@csh.rit.edu>
  uid                            Chris Flipse <flip@octoraro.org>
  uid                            Chris Flipse <flip@athas.org>
  sub  1024g/B03178DE 2001-10-06 [expires: 2002-04-04]
  
  fury:~ 48% 

----

Apparently, the version of the key up on the PGP server doesn't have the
new subkey.  So, what am I missing?

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//    [pgp] 1024D/17984F07   		[http] meteu.octoraro.org
Nice, selfless people don't restore my faith in humanity -- they restore
my faith in randomness.

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