From: Craig Nottingham <cnotting@cosmos.gmu.edu>
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 93 23:12:26 PDT
To: fergp@sytex.com (Paul Ferguson) (Paul Ferguson)
Subject: Re: Meets 'n Greets
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>  You're right, Eric -- we are mad as hell, too. But I'm not about to
>  jump on a flight to the west coast to simply share strategies. The
>  fact that I would even consider it negates the functions which we are
>  working towards, no? I propose that us east coasters organize and
>  meet as well. Pat and I are DC bourne, for those interested, I'd like
>  to propose a DC local meeting. Suggestions? Keep in mind that I'm in
>  NYC during the week, so my only available meeting times aare on the
>  weekends. (By the way, lets get our shit together DC'ers. We need
>  technologists, not lacidaisical idealisms.)
>  
>  Your DC based Cypherpunk group is hereby established. BTW, if anyone
>  noticed, the EFF is drawing some serious fire by the public press.
>  "Sold out to commercialism", one headline reads.
>  
>  Cheers.
> 
> Paul Ferguson                    |  Uncle Sam wants to read
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> Alexandria, Virginia USA         | Just say "NO" to the Clipper
> fergp@sytex.com                  |          Chip...
> 
There is plenty of DC area support fr such a group.  The only problem
that presents it self is where to hold a meeting where there will be
no hassles.

In addition a thought that many people are overlooking-  the wiretap chip
transmissions of encrypted data would make a perfect envelope for the 
transfer of more secure information encrypted with powerful encryption
schemes.  There would be no easy way to tell the diffence between
pre-encypted transmissions and wiretap chip encrypted conversation.

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