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1998-01-09 - Re: Silly Shrinkwrapped Encryption

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From: Lucky Green <shamrock@cypherpunks.to>
To: Bill Frantz <frantz@netcom.com>
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Reply To: <v03110710b0d9f850d94d@[207.94.249.133]>
UTC Datetime: 1998-01-09 00:28:43 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 9 Jan 1998 08:28:43 +0800

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From: Lucky Green <shamrock@cypherpunks.to>
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 1998 08:28:43 +0800
To: Bill Frantz <frantz@netcom.com>
Subject: Re: Silly Shrinkwrapped Encryption
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On Wed, 7 Jan 1998, Bill Frantz wrote:

> I don't plan on using it, but the Swedes have a bit of an installed base
> problem.

Lotus made not secret of their GAK implementation in Notes. If the Swedish
government bought Notes anyway, they have only themselves and the
incompetence of their IS people to blame.

Now they have to scrap a recently fielded system. Though luck. Better
solutions than Notes were out there and easily to be found by the most
casual buyer.

-- Lucky Green <shamrock@cypherpunks.to> PGP v5 encrypted email preferred.
   "Tonga? Where the hell is Tonga? They have Cypherpunks there?"

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