From: snow <snow@smoke.suba.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 22:16:22 -0800 (PST)
To: mrosen@peganet.com (Mark Rosen)
Subject: Re: The product formerly known as VGP
In-Reply-To: <199612102238.RAA29779@mercury.peganet.com>
Message-ID: <199612110634.AAA00188@smoke.suba.com>
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>
> I am just announcing that I am changing the name of my program, Very Good
> Privacy (distinct from Pretty Good Privacy) in response to a complaint from
> PGP, Inc. It was cool, though, because I got an e-mail message from Phil,
> which is akin to talking with God. Just to quell the trademark questions
> some people might have, a trademark violation is defined as something where
> there is a possibility of confusion with another product; as made obvious
> by the hundreds (literally) of messages I have received asking about the
> features of this new version of PGP (which it is not). I have not changed
> the name of the product on the web page, and will just post a notice of
> clarification until I think of a new name. Does anyone have any ideas?
> Thanks.
> The product formerly known as VGP can be downloaded at:


    Call it Prince Cypher, the product formerly known as ...


Petro, Christopher C.
petro@suba.com <prefered for any non-list stuff>
snow@smoke.suba.com