in my configuration file, when I use the following command
gpg --search-keys F73D6274
I will receive the following message each time
gpg: searching for "F73D6274" from http server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpgkeys: this keyserver type only supports key retrieval
gpg: keyserver internal error
gpg: keyserver search failed: keyserver error
gpg: requesting key F73D6274 from http server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpgkeys: no key data found for http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371/
gpg: no valid OpenPGP data found.
gpg: Total number processed: 0
gpg: requesting key F73D6274 from http server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpgkeys: no key data found for http://keyserver.ubuntu.com/
gpg: no valid OpenPGP data found.
gpg: Total number processed: 0
gpg: requesting key F73D6274 from http server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpgkeys: no key data found for http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80/
gpg: no valid OpenPGP data found.
gpg: Total number processed: 0
2 ) if I put
keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371/
in my configuration file, when I use the following command
gpg --search-keys F73D6274
I will receive the following message
gpg: searching for "F73D6274" from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: key "F73D6274" not found on keyserver
however, when I use another command
gpg --recv-keys F73D6274
I will receive
gpg: requesting key F73D6274 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: key F73D6274: "Shuo Li (GnuPG-1.4.11) <email address hidden>" not changed
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: unchanged: 1
And when I command gpg --recv-keys BEEE6764 ( This is Martin's keyID )
I will receive
gpg: requesting key BEEE6764 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: key BEEE6764: public key "Martin Pool <email address hidden>" imported
gpg: 3 marginal(s) needed, 1 complete(s) needed, PGP trust model
gpg: depth: 0 valid: 1 signed: 0 trust: 0-, 0q, 0n, 0m, 0f, 1u
gpg: next trustdb check due at 2018-01-27
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1)
I've checked what I had written, wish it no wrong.
Oh, sorry, I just forget to type the port here, I've type port in my configuration.
I'm so sorry. I will be more carefully from now on.
I will describe the situation in detail now:
1 ) if I put
keyserver http:// keyserver. ubuntu. com:11371/ keyserver. ubuntu. com/ keyserver. ubuntu. com:80/
or
keyserver http://
or
keyserver http://
in my configuration file, when I use the following command
gpg --search-keys F73D6274
I will receive the following message each time
gpg: searching for "F73D6274" from http server keyserver. ubuntu. com
gpgkeys: this keyserver type only supports key retrieval
gpg: keyserver internal error
gpg: keyserver search failed: keyserver error
when I use another command
gpg --recv-keys F73D6274
I will receive
when it comes with keyserver http:// keyserver. ubuntu. com:11371/
gpg: requesting key F73D6274 from http server keyserver. ubuntu. com keyserver. ubuntu. com:11371/
gpgkeys: no key data found for http://
gpg: no valid OpenPGP data found.
gpg: Total number processed: 0
when keyserver http:// keyserver. ubuntu. com/
gpg: requesting key F73D6274 from http server keyserver. ubuntu. com keyserver. ubuntu. com/
gpgkeys: no key data found for http://
gpg: no valid OpenPGP data found.
gpg: Total number processed: 0
when keyserver http:// keyserver. ubuntu. com:80/
gpg: requesting key F73D6274 from http server keyserver. ubuntu. com keyserver. ubuntu. com:80/
gpgkeys: no key data found for http://
gpg: no valid OpenPGP data found.
gpg: Total number processed: 0
2 ) if I put
keyserver hkp://keyserver .ubuntu. com:11371/
in my configuration file, when I use the following command
gpg --search-keys F73D6274
I will receive the following message
gpg: searching for "F73D6274" from hkp server keyserver. ubuntu. com
gpg: key "F73D6274" not found on keyserver
however, when I use another command
gpg --recv-keys F73D6274
I will receive
gpg: requesting key F73D6274 from hkp server keyserver. ubuntu. com
gpg: key F73D6274: "Shuo Li (GnuPG-1.4.11) <email address hidden>" not changed
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: unchanged: 1
And when I command gpg --recv-keys BEEE6764 ( This is Martin's keyID )
I will receive
gpg: requesting key BEEE6764 from hkp server keyserver. ubuntu. com
gpg: key BEEE6764: public key "Martin Pool <email address hidden>" imported
gpg: 3 marginal(s) needed, 1 complete(s) needed, PGP trust model
gpg: depth: 0 valid: 1 signed: 0 trust: 0-, 0q, 0n, 0m, 0f, 1u
gpg: next trustdb check due at 2018-01-27
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1)
I've checked what I had written, wish it no wrong.