From: Mark Bainter <Mark@adspp.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 06:59:03 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: PGP backdoor?  (No, I'm not paranoid.)
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I was recently speaking with a newly-made aquaintence, and we were 
discussing the merits of various encryption systems.  Now, I had heard
about all the people who claimed the reason versions later than 2.3 
wouldn't work with 2.3 was because of a backdoor for the government.  I 
personally thought they were being paranoid.  However, this guy tells me 
that he met Phil at defcon and phil told him that he co-operated with 
the government and gave them information that would enable them to crack 
key's for versions later than 2.3.   I don't know whether to believe him 
or not, as I said earlier he is not a long-time friend or anything, so he 
could just be lying to me.  If anyone has any information on this I would 
appreciate it.

---
"Man did not enter into society to become 
 worse than he was before, nor to have 
 fewer rights than he had before, but
 to have those rights better secured." 
             --- Thomas Paine 1791

>>My key is on the keyservers.