Re: readonly keyserver

Derek Atkins <[email protected]> Tue, 03 Aug 2004 12:57:02 -0400

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"[email protected]" <[email protected]> writes:

> Am Di, den 03.08.2004 schrieb Derek Atkins um 18:44:
>> Hack the code and turn off the various 'add' command vectors.
>> 
>> -derek
>> 
> Yes, i thought the same.
> But I am no C-programmer.

There are multiple keyservers..  choose whichever one you want.
I dont know the code that well, but it shouldn't be too hard to
comment out the parts that handle the "add" function.

> But I will try it.
> Perhaps it helps to set the chmod to readonly on the database?

I suspect this wont work well -- I don't think the db system
can open() the file if it's readonly, but I've never tried it.

-derek
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