synaptic says packages are "NOT AUTHENTICATED"

[NoOp]

On 08/29/2007 11:44 AM, Jimmy Wu wrote:
> Are .asc files the right kind? I tried the one I had and it didn't work.
> 

Yes. Here are samples:
http://www.debianadmin.com/ubuntu-edgy-eft-complete-sourceslist-repository-list-file.html

Perhaps try:

wget http://www.debian.org/volatile/etch-volatile.asc -O- | sudo apt-key
add -

don't forget the dash (-) at the end of the line.