From: nobody@replay.com (Name Withheld by Request)
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 11:40:48 -0800 (PST)
To: dthorn@gte.net.cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Dale defends free society from the NSApunks (was Re: Encryption ?
Message-ID: <199612201325.OAA03035@basement.replay.com>
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I thought this was so funny I've saved it.

Perhaps we could vote on the quality of Dale's ideas
and arrive at an estimate of the proportion of NSA supporters on the list.

THE AKOND OF SWAT


   :Date: Thu, 19 Dec 1996 07:36:03 -0800
   :From: Dale Thorn <dthorn@gte.net>
   :To: SHARK <otaner@boun.edu.tr>
   :Cc: cypherpunks@toad.com
   :Subject: Re: Encryption ?
   :
   :SHARK wrote:
   :> 
   :> I am a Mathematic student at Bosphorus University in Turkey.
   :> I am interested in both computer applications and mathematical base of
   :> encryption.Where can I find this kind of staff on internet.
   :> Is it necessary to have high level of mathematical background in order to
   :> deal with encryption??
   :> 
   :> By the way Is there any member of this list from Turkey?
   :
   :There are a lot of NSA people here on cypherpunks, and they try very
   :hard to control encryption, to make everyone think it is difficult, to
   :discourage independent inquiry.
   :
   :That is the main reason they accuse people of being snakeoil vendors,
   :to discourage people from inquiring about really new ideas, like some
   :of my ideas for example.
   :
   :Just so you know....