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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jean-Francois Avon)
Wed Jan 20 11:29:46 1999

From: "Jean-Francois Avon" <jf_avon@citenet.net>
To: "Cypherpunks" <cypherpunks@toad.com>, "Tim May" <tcmay@got.net>
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 11:05:06 -0500
Reply-To: "Jean-Francois Avon" <jf_avon@citenet.net>

On Tue, 19 Jan 1999 23:46:00 -0800, Tim May wrote:

>If you actually read the list, instead of just posting gun stuff to it,
>you'd  surely know what this is a reference to.
>
>You keep posting gun stuff which is preaching to the choir. What a waste.

Ahhhh!  The good old days flamethrower fights!  [super wide grin]

How do you think I got that piece of info?  Because, I actually DO subscribe 
to the list as of a few days ago! :-)

Tim, your argumentation just got to me! (rotfl)

As for my posting of gun stuff, I do not aim to convert but just to keep 
informed.  I am slowly, painfully making the gun community realize that the 
crypto and gun issue are fundamentally the same.  I got a small bunch of gun 
geeks, most of them good no-nonsense family man, getting interested in crypto.

Dave Tomlinson, the NFA top dog is still getting rashes from the word 
'crypto' though.  I am working very hard to dispell the mental association 
"crypto=illicit intentions", mostly by pointing out what crypto is and by 
makiing the analogy with the "gun owners=potential criminals" politically 
correct misconception.

So, instead of bitchin, give me a warm welcome...  :-)

Ciao and highest regards, notwithstanding my opinion about your grumpiness...
:-)

jfa

Jean-Francois Avon, Pierrefonds (Montreal), Canada

Unregistered Firearms in the hands of honest citizens: Liberty's Teeth
Strong Cryptographic tools in the hands of honest citizens: Liberty's Voice

He who beats his sword into a ploughshare will get coerced to plow for 
those who don't...

PGP keys: http://bs.mit.edu:8001/pks-toplev.html
PGP ID:C58ADD0D:529645E8205A8A5E F87CC86FAEFEF891 
PGP ID:5B51964D:152ACCBCD4A481B0 254011193237822C




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