1995-08-14 - Re: Bet e$ on how long it will take for PGPFone to make it overseas!

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From: Mike Bailey <bailey@computek.net>
To: Lucky Green <shamrock@netcom.com>
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Reply To: <199508140120.VAA24979@bb.hks.net>
UTC Datetime: 1995-08-14 20:47:37 UTC
Raw Date: Mon, 14 Aug 95 13:47:37 PDT

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From: Mike Bailey <bailey@computek.net>
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 95 13:47:37 PDT
To: Lucky Green <shamrock@netcom.com>
Subject: Re: Bet e$ on how long it will take for PGPFone to make it overseas!
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On Sun, 13 Aug 1995, Lucky Green wrote:

> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> 
> To loosen up the often so serious discussions on the list, I propose a
> little game. PGPFone's release is about a week away. PRZ is trying his
> hardest to keep it from being exported. Still, I have the feeling that
> some irresponsible cyphercriminal will break US law and export PGPFone
> anyway. Let us bet cyberbucks on how long it will take for this crime to
> happen. Here is my initial offer:
> 
> I bet e$50 that PGPFone will have been exported 24 hours after its final
> release has been announced to this list. Who is willing to take the bet?
> Perhaps someone is willing to bet at less time?
> 
> Have fun,
> 

This is a sucker bet ... more appropriate would be that you bet it will
take longer than X amount of time. Verification would be tricky too.

-Mike

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