queried when processing host. If the host userID is not found in
either the user's keyring or in the known_hosts file, then the
keyserver is queried for the host userID. If the host userID is found
-in the user's keyring, then the keyserver is not checked. This is
-because... If the host userID is not found in the user's keyring, but
-the host is listed in the known_hosts file, then defered check is
-scheduled.
+in the user's keyring, then the keyserver is not checked. This
+assumes that the keyring is kept up-to-date, in a cron job or the
+like, so that revokations are properly handled. If the host userID is
+not found in the user's keyring, but the host is listed in the
+known_hosts file, then the keyserver is not checked. This last policy
+might change in the future, possibly by adding a defered check, so
+that hosts that go from non-monkeysphere-enabled to
+monkeysphere-enabled will be properly checked.
.SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
+All environment variables defined in monkeysphere(1) can also be used
+for the proxycommand, with one note:
+
.TP
-KEYSERVER The keyserver to query.
+MONKEYSPHERE_CHECK_KEYSERVER
+Setting this variable (to `true' or `false') will override the policy
+defined in KEYSERVER CHECKING above.
.SH AUTHOR