From: Rabid Wombat <wombat@mcfeely.bsfs.org>
Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 15:01:58 -0800 (PST)
To: "Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM" <dlv@bwalk.dm.com>
Subject: Re: "alt.cypherpunks" people?
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On Wed, 5 Feb 1997, Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM wrote:

> Anil Das <das@sgi.com> writes:
> 
> > Adam Back wrote:
> > > 
> > > What do people think of starting an alt.cypherpunks USENET newsgroup?
> > > 
> > 
> > I have only one objection. I will never post to an Usenet group
> > under my real email address for fear of ending up in spammer
> > databases.
> > 
> > -- 
> > Anil Das
> > 
> 
> Learn to use an anonymous remailer.
> 

Unfortunately, if everyone is posting from "nobody@thevoid" or such, we'd 
lose the "personalities" that make up the community. Why not use a "nym" 
account to post - one that is configured to discard all incoming email?

-r.w.