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1997-08-10 - Re: some hashcash advocacy

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From: Steve Schear <azur@netcom.com>
To: Kent Crispin <cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
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Reply To: <97Aug8.131019edt.32257@brickwall.ceddec.com>
UTC Datetime: 1997-08-10 02:39:33 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 10 Aug 1997 10:39:33 +0800

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From: Steve Schear <azur@netcom.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 1997 10:39:33 +0800
To: Kent Crispin <cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
Subject: Re: some hashcash advocacy
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At 4:53 PM -0700 8/8/97, Kent Crispin wrote:>I didn't read the code, but it
seems that the double spending
>protection is just local to the recipient (ie, there isn't a trusted
>central clearinghouse that checks against double spending on a global
>basis).  Thus, a spammer could calculate postage for a message, then
>send 100000 copies.

My understanding is that value of hashcash postage is imtimately involved
with receptient email address, thus mass duplication is prohibited.

--Steve

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