Hi August,

On 2020-01-04 19:37:35, you wrote to me:

 WvV>> It's not necessary to "scrap" a key, just because the "uid"
 WvV>> (user ID) is no longer relevant.

 WvV>> You can add additional (new) uid's, you can delete uid's (but
 WvV>> that won't remove them from keys on keyservers), and you can
 WvV>> revoke uid's.

 AA> I am not sure I can tie a proper (non-padded) email address to the one I
 AA> messed up with the program I am using.

What program are you using?

And you should be able to! ;)

 AA> I'm pretty new to the process. I have to figure out the right rhythm
 AA> and steps.

 AA> If you were to create an email to me using my current key, would you
 AA> have to remove the R_E_M_O_V_E part manually each and every time?

I have no clue, I have never tried sending an encrypted email. ;)

 WvV>> For instance my 9611AC4F key (which is on the keyservers), has
 WvV>> 3 active uid's (with current email addresses), and 3 revoked
 WvV>> uid's (with email address I no longer use)...

 AA> Yes, I pulled that one down.  It has 5 "Also known as" email addresses.

 AA> Key management could be a nightmare across multiple devices.

It shouldn't. Just publish your keys to a key-server, and pull in what you need
on other devices... Although private keys of course can't be pushed to a
key-server and will have to be exchanged using whatever suites you...

 AA> It's pretty neat that I can look up old friends and check the
 AA> properties of the keys.

Indeed. ;)

But are those older keys still usable? I have two keys from 1993, I no longer
remember the passwords for. :-(
But they aren't on the keyservers afaik, so nobody will be tempted to use them.
;)

Bye, Wilfred.

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