From: paul@hawksbill.sprintmrn.com (Paul Ferguson)
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 94 18:31:47 PDT
To: hayden@vorlon.mankato.msus.edu (Robert A. Hayden)
Subject: Re: "Cypherpunk" vs. "Cryptorebel"
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> 
> Cypher was an interesting play on words to describe this fight.
> 
> Somehow, it seems far more appropriate than 'cryptorebel', which sounds a 
> whole lot like new-age PC crap designed to make us sound more appetizing 
> to the popular media.
>

I've been a "cypherpunks" list subscriber since (almost) the creation
of the list. We've (collectively) had this discussion more times
than I can count.

Please, let's drop this thread and move on to more productive 
pastures.   ,-)

Cheers.

- paul