1996-05-12 - Re: need nym-differentiation, perpetual motion, and FTL travel please

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From: “Perry E. Metzger” <perry@piermont.com>
To: bryce@digicash.com
Message Hash: 96a4fc4da463c7a92ece7e0831283233f9a6e07ca3b3c8aba8fdd6f0b8dfcc58
Message ID: <199605111906.PAA07461@jekyll.piermont.com>
Reply To: <199605111821.UAA06757@digicash.com>
UTC Datetime: 1996-05-12 00:31:06 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 12 May 1996 08:31:06 +0800

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From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com>
Date: Sun, 12 May 1996 08:31:06 +0800
To: bryce@digicash.com
Subject: Re: need nym-differentiation, perpetual motion, and FTL travel please
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bryce@digicash.com writes:
> Unfortunately I can't think of a good way to have both
> pseudonymity and nym-differentiation.  I think that it is
> possible, however.  Can anyone suggest a mechanism?

Terminals which genetically sample their users?

Seriously, the problem, as stated, is thoroughly impossible to solve
in the real world. Anyone can pretend to be anyone in the
non-cyberspace world -- how can you stop them on the net?

.pm

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• 1996-05-11 (Sun, 12 May 1996 07:58:19 +0800) - need nym-differentiation, perpetual motion, and FTL travel please - bryce@digicash.com
  • 1996-05-12 (Sun, 12 May 1996 08:31:06 +0800) - Re: need nym-differentiation, perpetual motion, and FTL travel please - “Perry E. Metzger” <perry@piermont.com>
    • 1996-05-12 (Sun, 12 May 1996 08:40:51 +0800) - Re: need nym-differentiation, perpetual motion, and FTL travel please - bryce@digicash.com
      • 1996-05-12 (Sun, 12 May 1996 09:08:34 +0800) - Re: need nym-differentiation, perpetual motion, and FTL travel please - “Perry E. Metzger” <perry@piermont.com>
        • 1996-05-12 (Sun, 12 May 1996 11:02:48 +0800) - found nym-differentiation! Still need perpetual motion, FTL travel, cold fusion - bryce@digicash.com
          • 1996-05-12 (Sun, 12 May 1996 11:56:28 +0800) - Re: found nym-differentiation! Still need perpetual motion, FTL travel, cold fusion - “Perry E. Metzger” <perry@piermont.com>
            • 1996-05-12 (Sun, 12 May 1996 20:03:57 +0800) - Re: found nym-differentiation! Still need perpetual motion, FTL travel, cold fusion - bryce@digicash.com
  • 1996-05-12 (Sun, 12 May 1996 12:14:35 +0800) - Re: need nym-differentiation, perpetual motion, and FTL travel please - Simon Spero <ses@tipper.oit.unc.edu>