From: "William H. Geiger III" <whgiii@amaranth.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 06:58:47 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: IBM sues critics?
Message-ID: <199706162228.RAA24621@mailhub.amaranth.com>
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In <v0302090bafcb5bb9218f@[207.226.3.11]>, on 06/16/97 
   at 05:13 PM, Alan Davidson <abd@cdt.org> said:

>At 11:17 AM -0500 6/16/97, William H. Geiger III wrote:
>>
>>Has there been any conformation on this?
>>
>>I would like to get in touch with some of my contacts at IBM but would
>>like to have some info on this first.


>To the best of my knowledge neither CDT nor any of the individual authors
>has been served with any papers or received any other notice of a suit
>regarding the key recovery report. (Available at
>http://www.crypto.com/key_study)

>I suspect that the last thing IBM would want to do is give this experts'
>report
>more publicity.  At this point, rumors of a lawsuit appear to be
>unfounded.

>And remember: In libel cases, truth is always a defense.  :)

I figured that it was FUD but I have seen IBM do much more stupid things
than this so it seemd worth the effort to follow up.

Thanks,

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