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1996-04-29 - Re: Proving that you’re not a nym [was Re: Mindshare and Java]

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From: Rich Graves <llurch@networking.stanford.edu>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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Reply To: <Pine.SUN.3.93.960428175310.19393A-100000@polaris.mindport.net>
UTC Datetime: 1996-04-29 07:00:12 UTC
Raw Date: Mon, 29 Apr 1996 15:00:12 +0800

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From: Rich Graves <llurch@networking.stanford.edu>
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 1996 15:00:12 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Proving that you're not a nym [was Re: Mindshare and Java]
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On Sun, 28 Apr 1996, Black Unicorn wrote:

> On Sun, 28 Apr 1996, Rich Graves wrote:
> 
> > In this specific case, no, there is nothing you can do to prove that
> > you're not the Unicorn of Color, because there are no signatures on his
> > or her key.
> 
> Would you PLEASE, get your facts straight?
> 
> Try checking it yourself maybe, instead of assuming this to be true
> because someone else said so?

All right, all right. We surrender!

Call this a problem with the web of reputation capital, I guess. You can
be led to believe all sorts of silly things when someone you trust makes a
mistake. 

-rich

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