1994-06-13 - Cypherpunk signal/noise ration

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From: paul@hawksbill.sprintmrn.com (Paul Ferguson)
To: Ben.Goren@asu.edu
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Reply To: <9406132205.AA02556@Tux.Music.ASU.Edu>
UTC Datetime: 1994-06-13 22:12:42 UTC
Raw Date: Mon, 13 Jun 94 15:12:42 PDT

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From: paul@hawksbill.sprintmrn.com (Paul Ferguson)
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 94 15:12:42 PDT
To: Ben.Goren@asu.edu
Subject: Cypherpunk signal/noise ration
In-Reply-To: <9406132205.AA02556@Tux.Music.ASU.Edu>
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> 
> I've been subscribed just about a week now, but I've been quite pleasantly
> shocked by the S/N ratio, after getting completely turned off by the
> Sternlight wars on Usenet. Ironic that a group calling themselves "punks"
> should be civilized, intelligent, scholarly, altruistic, and basic good
> 'net citizens, while sci.crypt is often little more than a bunch of people
> playing "did so!" games. And the PGP group!
>

It also helps weed out the list when the subscription list gets vaporized
every so often. 

,-)  (smiley for the humor-impaired)

 




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