From: merriman@metronet.com (David K. Merriman)
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 94 15:06:37 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: using RSA-the-cryptosystem to secure RSA-the-company's patent?
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In article  Jef Poskanzer <jef@ee.lbl.gov> writes:
>Subject: using RSA-the-cryptosystem to secure RSA-the-company's patent?
>Date: Sun, 10 Jul 94 20:07:58 PDT
>From: Jef Poskanzer <jef@ee.lbl.gov>

>Apropos the recent thread on tamper-proof programs...

>Can anyone think of a way that RSA-the-company could include some sort
>of RSA-cryptosystem-secured check in a release of PGP so that it would
>only interoperate with other versions that have the same check?  I don't
>see how it could be done, but it's sure an intriguing idea.
>---

Why in the world would we want to give them any kind of solution to something 
like that - particularly on an 'open line' like this? :-)

Dave Merriman