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you need to get a copy of it to verify that I actually sent this
message. If you’re using GnuPG’s automatic key retrieval,
you’re all set; if not, you’ll need my public key’s keyid to fetch
the key.
If your email client doesn’t display my keyid, you need
to search your keyserver’s web interface for it. Most keyserv-
ers, including all those that serve subkeys.pgp.net, have a web
interface. If you search for keys using my email address as a
search term, you’ll get an answer much like this:
pub 1024D/E68C49BC 2007-02-21 Michael Warren Lucas Jr (Author, consultant,
sysadmin) <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org>
Fingerprint=67FF 2497 8C ...