1994-12-24 - Re: No privacy with DigiCash

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From: Jonathan Cooper <entropy@IntNet.net>
To: Hal <hfinney@shell.portal.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1994-12-24 14:49:15 UTC
Raw Date: Sat, 24 Dec 94 06:49:15 PST

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From: Jonathan Cooper <entropy@IntNet.net>
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 94 06:49:15 PST
To: Hal <hfinney@shell.portal.com>
Subject: Re: No privacy with DigiCash
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> This is a really bad way of doing it IMO because it seems to defeat
> one of the big selling points of DigiCash.  Is there something I am
> overlooking, some way to buy things privately with DigiCash?

   I don't think so.  It appears that the initial implementation of 
DigiCash works exactly that way [based on what I've read on their W3 
server].  Of course, I could tell you more exactly had they replied to 
any of my four separate attempts to try it out ..

-jon
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