problem while sending gpg key to mit key server

[Mustafa Qasim]

On 7/15/07, James Kaufman <jmk at kaufman.eden-prairie.mn.us> wrote:
>
> On Sun, Jul 15, 2007 at 12:29:49AM +0600, Mustafa Qasim wrote:
> > Hello! All folks there. I need some help in completing my joining
> process. I
> > am stuck at the "Sending gpg key to mit key server" point. I am starting
> the
> > story from start because this time I am including some other group's
> address
> > in TO field.
> >
> > I studied the Joining Check list page and perform the tasks given there.
> >
> > 1)Introduced my self a couple of days ago.
> > 2) Created the ssh key
> > 3) Created the gpg key
> > (Take a backup of both ~/.ssh and ~/.gnupg directories)
> > 4) Created the Bugzilla account
> > 5) Tried to sent the gpg key to mit server thjrough the command given in
> the
> > Check list
> >
> > gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --send-keys GPGKEYID
> >
> > But at this stage it gives connection time out error. I went to
> > gpg.mit.edu through firefox and read that we can also submit the key
> > by pasting the ASCII of our key on their page. But i couldn't extract
> > the ASCII by the export command
> >
> > gpg --export --armor alajal at gmail.com > mykey.txt
> >
> > it returns
> > gpg: WARNING: nothing exported
> >
> > So please help me to get out of this problem.
> >
> > --
> > Mustafa Qasim
> > Lahore, Pakistan
> > Cell: 0321-6614972
> > URL: http://www.mustu.info
>
> Are you able to do this command:
>
> gpg --list-keys alajal
>
> and see a result? If not, try:
>
> gpg --list-keys | less
>
> and look for your key.
>
> It sounds like your key wasn't created or stored properly.
>
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of course keys are properly created check out the output
#gpg --list-keys
#/root/.gnupg/pubring.gpg
------------------------
pub  1024D/E35924AA 2007-07-14 Mustafa Qasim (Mustafa Fedora Project Member)
<alajal at gmail.com>
sub  1024g/A5154F46 2007-07-14 [expires: 2008-07-13]


-- 
Mustafa Qasim
Lahore, Pakistan
Cell: 0321-6614972
URL: http://www.mustu.info
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