[Bug 1044851] [NEW] gpg key retrieval can't resolve hostname

[Paul Abrahams]

Public bug reported:

In my environment, the following doesn't work:

pwa at pwa-K60IJ:~/Documents$ gpg --keyserver hkp://subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys A8AA1FAA3F055C03
gpg: requesting key 3F055C03 from hkp server subkeys.pgp.net
?: subkeys.pgp.net: Host not found
gpgkeys: HTTP fetch error 7: couldn't connect: Success
gpg: no valid OpenPGP data found.
gpg: Total number processed: 0

But if I replace the hostname by its IP address, it does work.

I'm running Kubuntu 12.04. and gpg 1.4.11. The command cited above seems
to work for most people, but it doesn't work for me.

** Affects: gnupg (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  gpg key retrieval can't resolve hostname

Status in “gnupg” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  In my environment, the following doesn't work:

  pwa at pwa-K60IJ:~/Documents$ gpg --keyserver hkp://subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys A8AA1FAA3F055C03
  gpg: requesting key 3F055C03 from hkp server subkeys.pgp.net
  ?: subkeys.pgp.net: Host not found
  gpgkeys: HTTP fetch error 7: couldn't connect: Success
  gpg: no valid OpenPGP data found.
  gpg: Total number processed: 0

  But if I replace the hostname by its IP address, it does work.

  I'm running Kubuntu 12.04. and gpg 1.4.11. The command cited above
  seems to work for most people, but it doesn't work for me.

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