From: Lance Cottrell <loki@infonex.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Sep 1996 09:59:31 +0800
To: Krenn <cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Snake-Oil FAQ
In-Reply-To: <199609180001.UAA24489@anon.lcs.mit.edu>
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I am setting up just such a list. I plan to award products for both
excellent and lousy crypto. This really should be a committee (yuch)
effort, so if you would like to participate, please let me know.

	-Lance

At 5:01 PM -0700 9/17/96, Krenn wrote:
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>It would be nice to have a list of actual products which are deemed
>potential snake-oil. Such a list could be maintained anonymously
>through a nym to avoid all the annoying legal problems with commenting
>on another's product. Though truth is the best defense against libel
>charges, it would be very annoying to be sued or some such by some
>hairbrained snake-oil peddler.
>
>Krenn
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