1995-09-17 - Re: CYPHERPUNK considered harmful.

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From: “Perry E. Metzger” <perry@piermont.com>
To: Black Unicorn <unicorn@polaris.mindport.net>
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Message ID: <199509172320.TAA28220@frankenstein.piermont.com>
Reply To: <Pine.SUN.3.91.950917183137.17849B-100000@polaris.mindport.net>
UTC Datetime: 1995-09-17 23:21:04 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 17 Sep 95 16:21:04 PDT

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From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 95 16:21:04 PDT
To: Black Unicorn <unicorn@polaris.mindport.net>
Subject: Re: CYPHERPUNK considered harmful.
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Black Unicorn writes:
> > > Some months ago I called for advanced stego and stealth PGP as well as 
> > > larger keys in the event we all had to go "into the crypto closet" for a 
> > > time.
> > 
> > > I call for them again.

> On Sat, 16 Sep 1995, Greg Broiles wrote:
> > (I've been "calling for" a big house with a hot tub for years now.
> > Still no progress. I'll let you know if it works out.)

Black Unicorn writes:
> Cute, but that's about all.

I think the problem is that those of us in a position to build them
don't really believe that they will solve the problem and thus are
spending our time on other matters.

Perry





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