SL Baur <steve(a)xemacs.org&gt; writes: This is all very very very bad. You are in a maze of incompatible PGP versions all alike. ITAR läst grüssen. I think it is time for this patch 1999-06-02 Jan Vroonhof <vroonhof(a)math.ethz.ch&gt; * package-get.el (package-get-require-signed-base-updates): Default to nil. The current PGP situation is to fragile to do behind the users back. Sigh.. Index: package-get.el =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/CVSroot/XEmacs/xemacs-20/lisp/package-get.el,v retrieving revision 1.27 diff -u -u -r1.27 package-get.el --- package-get.el 1999/03/10 11:34:11 1.27 +++ package-get.el 1999/06/02 19:44:46 ＠＠ -245,7 +245,7 ＠＠ :type 'boolean :group 'package-get) -(defcustom package-get-require-signed-base-updates t +(defcustom package-get-require-signed-base-updates nil "*If set to a non-nil value, require explicit user confirmation for updates to the package-get database which cannot have their signature verified via PGP. When nil, updates which are not PGP signed are allowed without confirmation." ＠＠ -404,19 +404,21 ＠＠ (error "Package-get database not updated"))) (if (and content-beg content-end beg end) (if (not (condition-case nil - (or (fboundp 'mc-pgp-verify-region) - (load-library "mc-pgp") - (fboundp 'mc-pgp-verify-region)) + (or (boundp 'mc-default-scheme) + (load-library "mailcrypt") + (boundp 'mc-default-scheme)) (error nil))) (or (not package-get-require-signed-base-updates) (yes-or-no-p "No mailcrypt; can't verify package-get DB signature, continue? ") (error "Package-get database not updated")))) (if (and beg end - (fboundp 'mc-pgp-verify-region) + (boundp 'mc-default-scheme) (or (not (condition-case err - (mc-pgp-verify-region beg end) + (funcall (cdr (assoc 'verification-func + (funcall mc-default-scheme))) + beg end) (file-error (and (string-match "No such file" (nth 2 err)) (or (not package-get-require-signed-base-updates)