From: Jeremiah A Blatz <jer+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Date: Tue, 13 May 1997 04:09:55 +0800
To: cypherpunks@einstein.ssz.com
Subject: Re: The War is Underway (fwd)
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Kent Crispin <kent@songbird.com> writes:
> On Sun, May 11, 1997 at 01:18:43PM -0700, Lucky Green wrote:
> > People won't use crypto unless it is either transparent, meaning put there
> > *for* them by the OS vendor/application developer or because the see a need
> > for using it. The few fanatics that use crypto because "it is cool" are
> > inconsequential when the objective is bringing crypto to the masses.
> 
> I guess we are doomed, then.

Netscape Communicator has S/MIME built in. I'd imagine that their
support is kinda cheezy and underuses crypto, but it's a step in the
right direction. Considering how open the internet is to snooping, I
think it's nearly insane for business users to not use crypto. I guess
it's testimony to the effectiveness of draconian gov't regualtions.

Jer

"standing on top of the world/ never knew how you never could/ never knew
 why you never could live/ innocent life that everyone did" -Wormhole