I select that line, and `C-c C-c' and Emacs says: Untrusted key 4770B60E8CEE030B Alexey Shmalko . Use anyway? (y or n) y Encrypting /tmp/smalko.gpg... [2 times] Wrote /tmp/smalko.gpg [2 times] And the file is now apparently saved using that key. What's your recipe to reproduce the problem? -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no