From: cactus@seabsd.hks.net (L. Todd Masco)
Date: Sun, 4 Dec 94 12:38:34 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Timestamping
Message-ID: <199412042043.PAA23441@bb.hks.net>
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In article <94120509115477@nzdairy.co.nz>,
DNA <Tony.Gurnick@nzdairy.co.nz> wrote:
>Could the cypher punks automatic signing
>also be used as a distributed timestamping service?

Absolutely.  That was one of my financial motivations for writing the
code, and why the "Gratis" is mentioned in the comment.

As is, I don't think there's a market available for it yet... but
having the code is a good hedge, as is the increased awareness that
it's a possible use of digital signatures.
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