[29] in Cypherpunks
HELP! Some nut is threatening to sue!
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Stanton McCandlish)
Thu Apr 29 05:32:53 1993
From: Stanton McCandlish <anton@hydra.unm.edu>
To: thesegroups@tic.com
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 93 21:31:10 MDT
Cc: sci-crypt@cs.utexas.edu, cypherpunks@toad.com, comp-risks@cs.utexas.edu,
Due to my posts to sci.crypt and elsewhere that I was distributing PGP,
I recieved the following, and after that a very biased textfile on the
dangers of having PGP and how terrible it is. Can anyone verify that
this is a real threat? Last I heard PGP *MIGHT* violate a patent, but
that this had not been decided yet. Please reply soon, and by direct
email. If it is the Real Shit, I don't think they are going to give me
long to ditch PGP... :(
Begin forwarded msg -----------------------------------------------------
From jim@RSA.COM Wed Apr 28 20:17:48 1993
id <AA16269>; Wed, 28 Apr 1993 20:17:44 -0600
Received: by RSA.COM
id AA24716; Wed, 28 Apr 93 19:17:43 PDT
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 93 19:17:43 PDT
From: jim@RSA.COM (Jim Bidzos)
Message-Id: <9304290217.AA24716@RSA.COM>
To: anton@hydra.unm.edu
Subject: pgp
Status: OR
I don't think you're aware of our position on pgp. Unfortunately, you
may leave us no choice but to take legal action, which we will unless
you cease promotion adn distribution of pgp. The next message will
state our position.
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