[seahorse/mallard-help: 301/337] Changes to about-key-servers.page
- From: Aruna Sankaranarayanan <arunasank src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [seahorse/mallard-help: 301/337] Changes to about-key-servers.page
- Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 21:55:47 +0000 (UTC)
commit 4463a94d6b975828c0b60303a5ad43ec997209d6
Author: Aruna Sankaranarayanan <arunasank src gnome org>
Date: Tue Aug 20 16:43:06 2013 +0530
Changes to about-key-servers.page
Shortened introductory paragraph.
Edited the list of default key servers.
Reflowed, reworded bits of paragraphs.
help/C/about-key-servers.page | 34 +++++++++++++++-------------------
1 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/help/C/about-key-servers.page b/help/C/about-key-servers.page
index b1cccaa..9a014b5 100644
--- a/help/C/about-key-servers.page
+++ b/help/C/about-key-servers.page
@@ -23,14 +23,13 @@
<title>Key servers</title>
- <p>Key servers are storage spaces on the Internet that help you to store and
- retrieve public keys. When you create a new public key you can choose to
- submit it to a key server. When you do this, the key server notifies the
- location of your public key to other key servers. This makes it easier for
- people to import your public key and use it to encrypt all of their
- communication with you. You can also import someone's public key if you have
- certain details about them, like their user ID or key ID. There are several
- key servers present globally, and each of them is equipped with an Internet
+ <p>Key servers are computers that store public encryption keys, and share
+ copies of them with other key servers. When you create a new public key you
+ can submit it to a key server via the Internet. When you do this, the key
+ server stores your public key and also shares it with other key servers. This
+ makes it easy for people to <link xref="misc-key-import">import</link> your
+ public key from any key server and use it to encrypt and send files and
+ messages to you. Every key server can be accessed through an Internet
address(URL) which can be used to submit or import public keys.</p>
<p><app>Passwords and Keys</app> provides you an interface to
@@ -38,20 +37,17 @@
find and <link xref="pgp-retrieve-remote">retrieve a remote key</link>.
You can also use <app>Passwords and Keys</app> to sync the keys in your
keyring with the key server so that they are updated when someone
- <link xref="about-key-signing">signs</link> them or modifies them in some other
- way.</p>
+ <link xref="about-key-signing">signs</link> them or modifies them in some
+ other way.</p>
<list>
<title>Default key servers on <app>Passwords and Keys</app></title>
- <item>
- <p>hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371</p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p>hkp://pool.sks-keyservers.net</p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p>ldap://keyserver.pgp.com</p>
- </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>hkp://pool.sks-keyservers.net</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>ldap://keyserver.pgp.com</p>
+ </item>
</list>
<note style="info">
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