Re: [PLUG] GPG key export to PGP (Windoze) problems.

[Pete Foley <lynchman@speakeasy.org>]

Cool, that was it.  As soon as I imported the key it prompted me
for a new passphrase (without asking for the old one).  Thanks for
the info!

-Pete

Thus spake Bill Jonas on Thu, Sep 28, 2000 at 10:42:19PM -0400:
> On Fri, Sep 29, 2000 at 01:15:00AM +0000, Pete Foley wrote:
> > successfully export the keys and then import them, but when I try
> > to use PGP at work, my passphrase does not work, so I cannot use
> > it.  I have seen several things online about this, and have tried
> 
> I seem to recall hearing something about this, but I can't quite recall.  I
> would try using 'gpg --edit-key' to remove the passphrase, export the key
> and copy it to a floppy, and then reinstate the passphrase.  Take the
> floppy and import the key into PGP on the Windows box, and then destroy the
> floppy.
> 
> I *think* this'll probably work, but I'm not sure.  (I think I might've
> seen this in the FAQ, but I can't say confidently.)
> 
> Let us know what happens.
> 
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        Pete Foley       | You can be blissfully 
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                         | intentionally ignorant, or 
                         | you can confuse the two 
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