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1996-07-20 - Re: Netscape download requirements

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From: sameer <sameer@c2.net>
To: paquin@netscape.com
Message Hash: fac99363c3b79864f771ae10f2619c1dd77336f826bc13b92abdf24149372386
Message ID: <199607191914.MAA04018@niobe.c2.net>
Reply To: <31EFCCCC.B13@netscape.com>
UTC Datetime: 1996-07-20 12:38:25 UTC
Raw Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 20:38:25 +0800

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From: sameer <sameer@c2.net>
Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 20:38:25 +0800
To: paquin@netscape.com
Subject: Re: Netscape download requirements
In-Reply-To: <31EFCCCC.B13@netscape.com>
Message-ID: <199607191914.MAA04018@niobe.c2.net>
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> My very personal opinion: I loathe giving out my phone number
> to anonymous corporate entities.  I do it from time to time, but
> never without a bristle.  I would prefer if we weren't asking
> for it, but I'm engaged in an opitimization exercise, or you
> might look at it as minimization of evil.  Whatever.

	What's the big deal here? I gave netscape my work number, my
work address when I downloaded the us netscape. Give them some number
that isn't private.

	sheesh. i criticized netscape for not doing the
export-controlled download in the past, and now they are doing
it. they deserve to be congratulated. They're doing good things for
the state of security on the net.

-- 
Sameer Parekh					Voice:   510-986-8770
Community ConneXion, Inc.			FAX:     510-986-8777
The Internet Privacy Provider
http://www.c2.net/				sameer@c2.net

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