# install -o iank -g iank -d -m700 /home/iank/gpg-agent-socket
# because something keeps deleting that directory
-# default keyserver
-keyserver hkp://pool.sks-keyservers.net
\ No newline at end of file
+# default keyserver. i switch around randomly to find one that is up.
+#
+#keyserver hkp://pgp.mit.edu
+#keyserver hkp://pool.sks-keyservers.net
+#keyserver hkp://keyserver.pgp.com
+#keyserver hkp://ipv4.pool.sks-keyservers.net
+keyserver hkp://keys.gnupg.net
+
+
+# more secure, but had problems with my gpg version
+#keyserver hkps://hkps.pool.sks-keyservers.net