Re: [PATCH] Fix random selection of keyserver

[Philip Kaludercic]

Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:

>> From: Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net>
>> Date: Sun, 30 May 2021 18:36:29 +0000
>> 
>> * epa-ks.el (epa-keyserver-list): Add new variable
>> (epa-keyserver): Use epa-keyserver-list to generate type
>> (epa-ks--fetch-key): Check if epa-keyserver is 'random
>> (epa-search-keys): Check if epa-keyserver is 'random
>
> I think it's better to have a :set function for the defcustom, which
> would create a list from what the user customized, and then you can
> randomly select from what the user defined, not from the standard list
> out of user's control.  Right?

Perhaps, the intent of this patch was just to fix the currently broken
behaviour suggested by epa-keyserver's type.

I am not sure if a :set function could be used to randomize the
keyserver for every request. Then again, is might not even really be
necessary to provide such a feature.

-- 
        Philip K.