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Re: Why cannot I upload my package?



Hi,

Thank you for your rapid reply.

From: Michael Beattie <mickyb@es.co.nz>
Subject: Re: Why cannot I upload my package?
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 22:31:41 +1200

> >   gpg --keyserver keyring.debian.org --send-keys "kubota"
> 
> You can do this, but the keyserver is not the definitive source for gpg
> keys. we cannot have anyone and everyone uploading their keys to the
> official keyring.

I see. I sent my public key to keyring-maint@debian.org according
to /usr/doc/debian-keyring/README.gz.


> > and wait for about two days so that the key appears in
> > http://db.debian.org/ pages.  Then I uploaded my package
> > (whose previous version is already in Debian by sponsorship).
> 
> I presume that the key addition was done by James Troup to db.debian.org,
> not by your keyserver upload.

I sent to keyring-maintainer@debian.org (this is probably James 
Troup) now.


> And to finally explain, your key may not be in the official keyring used by
> dinstall, and the queue daemons. wait a few more days, and hopefully it will
> be there then.

Don't I need to wait for newer version of debian-keyring package?
(The newest version is 2000.01.16 now.)

> In the meantime, check the keyring that dinstall uses. it is located on
> auric, as: /org/ftp.debian.org/scripts/dinstall/debian-keyring.gpg

The ftp server seems very crowded probably because of Potato release...

---
Tomohiro KUBOTA <kubota@debian.org>
http://surfchem0.riken.go.jp/~kubota/



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