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1994-12-01 - Re: Warm, fuzzy, misleading feelings

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From: jamesd@netcom.com (James A. Donald)
To: dcwill@python.ee.unr.edu (Dr. D.C. Williams)
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UTC Datetime: 1994-12-01 08:04:34 UTC
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From: jamesd@netcom.com (James A. Donald)
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 94 00:04:34 PST
To: dcwill@python.ee.unr.edu (Dr. D.C. Williams)
Subject: Re: Warm, fuzzy, misleading feelings
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Dr. D.C. Williams writes
> By the same token, I don't see how this proposal does much to spread
> the Good Word. Maybe the sole intent is for the participants to share
> in the warm, fuzzy feelings of "doing their part". Like flying a kite
> for peace


Actually it is even worse than that:   It is like wearing red
ribbons to protest AIDS.

A checker that checked signatures for consistent ID would
actually promote cryptography.

A checker that merely checks if a signature looks like 
a signature merely makes cryptography look stupid, like
a power ranger suit.

I would entirely support a real checker, but not a toy
checker.


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We have the right to defend ourselves and our
property, because of the kind of animals that we        James A. Donald
are.  True law derives from this right, not from
the arbitrary power of the omnipotent state.            jamesd@netcom.com
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