From: John Curtis <jbell@capecod.net>
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 1995 15:02:02 +0800
To: "'Cypherpunks Mailing List'" <cypherpunks@toad.com>
Subject: RE: Many Topics are Appropriate for Discussion Here
Message-ID: <01BAAA51.0BAA6820@hy34.capecod.net>
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Nothing ventured, nothing gained.  I don't mind reading serious
questions no matter how naive, provided that the questioner is
willing to listen to the responses no matter how acerbic.
You would have to have a pretty thick skin to post here frequently.
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From: 	Futplex[SMTP:futplex@pseudonym.com]
Sent: 	Friday, November 03, 1995 2:30 PM
To: 	Cypherpunks Mailing List
Subject: 	Re: Many Topics are Appropriate for Discussion Here

I have some not-so-hypothetical questions: 

Suppose I have serious and plausibly realistic aspirations to become an 
authority in some subtopic of cryptography, network security, etc. (sometime 
well into the next millenium). Am I more likely to learn and hone my skills
by actively participating (sticking my neck out) or merely lurking
indefinitely ?  Regardless of the answer to the previous question, should
the list suffer me my missteps and naivete ?

I do not consider these questions rhetorical, and the answers are very
important to me on a personal level.

And now I believe I'll shut up for a while.

-Futplex <futplex@pseudonym.com>



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