Re: shutdown of pgpkeys.co.uk and pgpkeys.uk

[Andrew Gallagher]

On 23/06/2021 06:27, Gunnar Wolf wrote:
> Andreas Puls dijo [Tue, Jun 22, 2021 at 09:32:50PM +0200]:
> > A new domain must be established into the "world". Maybe Kristian would
> > transfer the domain / software to one of us. So we could run it on our 
own.
> I agree, having a well established name behind helps. Furthermore,
> sks-keyservers.net is part of countless configuration
> files. Inheriting the name for a new pool/network would be great to
> help users from hitting an unexpected breakage.
>
> On the other hand, sks-keyservers.net denotes a specific
> implementation -- One we are trying to migrate away from. So, in case
> Kristian agrees to transfer the domain, my opinion is that it should
> be used basically to point at a new name.

Making sks-keyservers.net point to somewhere that still works has merit. 
I would be cautious about taking it on though, as whoever owns it will 
inherit Kristian's GDPR problems. You would need to be prepared to 
respond to RTBF requests in a timely fashion - although this applies to 
all keyserver operators, the owner of sks-keyservers.net will naturally 
get the highest number of requests.

So please, if anyone is considering claiming it, don't run SKS on it or 
you will find yourself unable to comply with GDPR. And I would strongly 
advise against running a new pool - doing so effectively claims 
responsibility for other people's servers outside your control.

That said, I think sks-status.gwolf.org is great, and deserves our 
support. I notice that it is currently failing, perhaps because the URL 
that you were using as your initial node is no longer available? Feel 
free to use pgpkeys.eu as the initial node instead.

--
Andrew Gallagher

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