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1995-12-01 - Re: Netscape gives in to key escrow

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From: Sten Drescher <dreschs@mpd.tandem.com>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Message Hash: 9f921e2b3838fb959a30d38c3a1cfdf2e1710c875d74e18ddd23f5d363bf5dd2
Message ID: <199512011629.KAA28071@galil.austnsc.tandem.com>
Reply To: <199511301616.IAA18452@infinity.c2.org>
UTC Datetime: 1995-12-01 18:56:54 UTC
Raw Date: Sat, 2 Dec 1995 02:56:54 +0800

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From: Sten Drescher <dreschs@mpd.tandem.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Dec 1995 02:56:54 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Netscape gives in to key escrow
In-Reply-To: <199511301616.IAA18452@infinity.c2.org>
Message-ID: <199512011629.KAA28071@galil.austnsc.tandem.com>
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Matt Miszewski <crypto@midex.com> said:

MM> On Thu, 30 Nov 1995, sameer wrote:

s> Jeff: If Netscape comes out in favor of GAK, will you leave?  (Wait
s> until February, at least, of course..) You don't have to answer that
s> to me, or the list, just think about it, and answer it for yourself.
s> Do you think "anyone else" there would leave, as you say below that
s> they don't want to go down history, etc...

MM> While this would go over well in the press if handled right please
MM> let everyone remember that Jeff is a real person with bills to pay
MM> and food to put on at least his own table.

	I believe that was the point: How many people at Netscape would
put principled opposition to GAK ahead of expediency?  My guess?  Not
enough.

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