From: msattler@netcom.com (Michael Sattler)
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 93 19:41:25 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Cypherpunk Cause
Message-ID: <9310120239.AA00773@netcom.netcom.com>
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At 12:10 93/10/10 -0400, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
>
>If you want to spew nonsense, please do so on one of the politics
>newsgroups. This is for cryptography discussion.

(Donning asbestos undies...)

This kind of knee-jerk reaction dismays me.  My response *was* about
cryptography.  Perhaps the following test would prevent you from (1)
wasting bandwidth and (2) turning off people who are trying to put the
flood of crypto info into perspective:

   "Does this email add any value to the discussion?"

Give the rest of us a break; your usual postings are worth reading.


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