From: Ben Goren <ben@Tux.Music.ASU.Edu>
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 95 17:36:06 PST
To: Mike Duvos <mpd@netcom.com>
Subject: Re: AA + Anonymous ECash = Unhappy Fundies
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On Sat, 21 Jan 1995, Mike Duvos wrote:
> hkhenson@cup.portal.com writes:
> [. . .]
>  > AA BBS is up to about 25,000 files.  There is a good chance
>  > that they will be available through the internet at some
>  > point.
> 
> It strikes me that this would be the perfect way to generate
> consumer interest in anonymous digital cash protocols [. . . .]

Actually, this strikes me as a worst case scenario as far as promoting
cryptography goes. Don't get me wrong--I have no interest in telling
people they can't look at whatever pictures they want, or prevent others
from selling those pictures to them. But...to make such a close
association between what Joe Public considers degenerate trash and
cryptography.... 

The "cause" will do much better if the first major association is made
with something much less controversial. Girl Scout cookies, say. 

b&
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