From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 95 13:16:18 PDT
To: "Vladimir Z. Nuri" <vznuri@netcom.com>
Subject: Re: cypherpunks press releases/contact list: YES!! DO IT!!
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"Vladimir Z. Nuri" writes:
> I'm going to argue against TCM and others who are opposed to a 
> "cypherpunk press release" because this is not an "organized group".

Look, L. (may I call you L.?) --

we've gone over this many times. We aren't a group. We're a mailing
list. We've got a diversity of opinions, and we have no organization
-- nor do we want one.

> anyone who wants to issue press releases for the "cypherpunks", I say,
> GO FOR IT.

Except for the fact that it would more or less be a lie. There is no
"cypherpunks" position, so you can't release anything on the subject. 

> this is such a great idea that *I* may do it if nobody does it after
> a week or two.

I thought your last attempts at such stuff were dismal failures.

.pm