1995-02-06 - Re: Cooperation

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From: Thomas Grant Edwards <tedwards@src.umd.edu>
To: “Timothy C. May” <tcmay@netcom.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1995-02-06 18:14:00 UTC
Raw Date: Mon, 6 Feb 95 10:14:00 PST

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From: Thomas Grant Edwards <tedwards@src.umd.edu>
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 95 10:14:00 PST
To: "Timothy C. May" <tcmay@netcom.com>
Subject: Re: Cooperation
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On Mon, 6 Feb 1995, Timothy C. May wrote:

> Yes! Standards are not collusion. In fact, standards can lessen the
> amount of ad hoc contact needed between remailer operators, and thus
> reduce somewhat the prospects for compromise and collusion.

If someone adds the secure coin-flip exchange between chain neighbors to
my Dining Cryptographers IRC client, all remailer operators can go on IRC 
and anonymously discuss the standards so that no cabals can form ;)

-Thomas






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