From: an52210@anon.penet.fi (Dead Socket)
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 94 12:08:57 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Black Net
Message-ID: <9404251848.AA20255@anon.penet.fi>
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killbarny@aol.com once said:

KI> Has anyone heard of BlackNet? BlackNet is in the business of buying, selling,
KI> trading, and otherwise dealing  with information in all its many forms. 
KI> 
KI> Through PGP and anonymous remailers, the folks at BlackNet plan to create a
KI> huge black market in data: trade secrets, processes, production methods,
KI> nanotechnology, privacy databases, and chemical manufacturing.
KI> 
KI> The only way to get in is to find a BlackNet-oriented message (one with the
KI> BlackNet PGP key), then respond to it, using anonymous remailers and PGP. 
KI> 
KI> It might be found in <alt.extropians> or <alt.fan.davidsternlight>. If anyone
KI> knows about this [or their address/key], please send.

As far as I know, blacknet was one of the spoofs Detweiler (tmp@netcom.com)
made to make the cypherpunks list look bad.
I'm not sure if it was a Detweiler spoof, but if it wasn't,
BlackNet is definitively cool.

I couldn't find the original BlackNet posting, maybe somebody
could repost it ?

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