1995-12-01 - Re: Netscape, Corporations, and GAK Support

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From: “James A. Donald” <jamesd@echeque.com>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1995-12-01 05:49:11 UTC
Raw Date: Thu, 30 Nov 95 21:49:11 PST

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From: "James A. Donald" <jamesd@echeque.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 95 21:49:11 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Netscape, Corporations, and GAK Support
Message-ID: <199512010549.VAA27849@blob.best.net>
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At 03:08 PM 11/30/95 -0500, hallam@w3.org wrote:
>
> Folks, lay of Netscape on this one. [...]
> 
> It is the idea that individuals be forced to 
> use it for private conversations that is the bad idea.

Jim Clark advocated Governemnt Access to Keys:  GAK.  He
did not advocate voluntary escrow -- very few people
object to voluntary escrow.
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