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unable to sign non-selfsigned-uids in v1.2.3
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gnupg version: 1.2.3
os: win2k
I was unable to sign a public key which was not selfsigned by the owner. Is this a bug or an new feature?

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mannsdoerfer added projects: gnupg, Bug Report.Sep 12 2003, 3:41 PM
dshaw added a subscriber: dshaw.Sep 17 2003, 7:15 AM

That's a feature. Since anyone can add a user ID to any key
(even if they do not have the secret key), requiring a
self-signature ensures that the key owner approves of the
additional user ID. You can override this protection by
using --expert.

dshaw closed this task as Resolved.Sep 17 2003, 7:15 AM