From: Mike McNally <m5@vail.tivoli.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 06:02:15 +0800
To: TM Peters <tmpeters@calvanet.calvacom.fr>
Subject: Re: Federal key registration agency
In-Reply-To: <199606181427.QAA10162@ns.calvacom.fr>
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> Compuserve Online Today Daily Edition, 15 June 1996:
> 
> Attorney General Janet Reno ... said her plan would require people to
> register with the new agency the secret codes -- or "keys" -- they use 
> to encrypt messages online.

This would be the "Bad Cop" line, for those playing along at home.

[ "Gosh, can't you help us VP Al Gore?" the people beg.  "Well, I'll
  see what I can do, but Reno is really mean and nasty.  I'll try to
  reason with her though.  Wish me luck." ]

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