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1993-09-30 - Re: FIDOnet encryption (or lack thereof)

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From: Mike Godwin <mnemonic@eff.org>
To: yerazunis@aidev.enet.dec.com (Just-in-time terraforming 30-Sep-1993 1008)
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UTC Datetime: 1993-09-30 15:12:00 UTC
Raw Date: Thu, 30 Sep 93 08:12:00 PDT

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From: Mike Godwin <mnemonic@eff.org>
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 93 08:12:00 PDT
To: yerazunis@aidev.enet.dec.com (Just-in-time terraforming  30-Sep-1993 1008)
Subject: Re: FIDOnet encryption (or lack thereof)
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Bill writes:

> Heh.  OK.  Well, if one behaves "ethically", then I guess *that* closes
> the issue.  It's his machine and he gets to make the rules.  (this is
> my personally-adhered-to point of view)

My question is this: how does he know that the mail is encrypted if he's
not examining the mail that passes through his system? If he *is*
examining the mail that passes through his system, it seems likely that he
is violating the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.


--Mike

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