Seahorse does not retrieve key from keyserver

[René Brandenburger]

Binary package hint: seahorse

Steps to reproduce:
* open the search key on remote server dialog
* search for a key
* select the wanted key
* select properties -> all properties are shown correctly
* press import key
expected: key is imported
current: nothing happens
* select save key
* the file appears on disk
* open file with gedit
expected: the key should be in the file
current: the file is empty

 lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu hardy (development branch)
Release: 8.04
Codename: hardy

apt-cache policy seahorse
seahorse:
  Installiert:2.22.1-0ubuntu1
  Mögliche Pakete:2.22.1-0ubuntu1
  Versions-Tabelle:
 *** 2.22.1-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[Thomas Bechtold (toabctl)]

I have exactly the same problem. I use Hardy (with all updates installed).
It's not possible to import a Key.

apt-cache policy seahorse
seahorse:
  Installiert:2.22.1-0ubuntu1
  Mögliche Pakete:2.22.1-0ubuntu1
  Versions-Tabelle:
 *** 2.22.1-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages

[Thomas Bechtold (toabctl)]

Workarround -> Use the Console

1) Get the KEYID from http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371/
    There you can search for a Name and the depending KEYID

2) Import the Key with: gpg --keyserver hkp://subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys KEYID

[Andrew Starr-Bochicchio (andrewsomething)]

Thanks for your bug report. I'm marking this as a duplicate of Bug #215729 as a fix is in progress for this issue in that bug report.