+# default keyserver. i switch around randomly to find one that is up.
+#
+# DO NOT USE THIS ONE.
+#keyserver hkp://pool.sks-keyservers.net
+
+#keyserver hkp://keys.openpgp.org
+#keyserver hkp://pgp.mit.edu
+#keyserver hkp://keyserver.pgp.com
+#keyserver hkp://ipv4.pool.sks-keyservers.net
+#keyserver hkp://keys.gnupg.net
+#keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com
+keyserver hkp://keyring.debian.org
+
+# more secure hkps, but had problems with my gpg version
+#keyserver hkps://hkps.pool.sks-keyservers.net