[107652] in Cypherpunks
Fwd: Re: encouraging PGP use (was mailinglists w/ pgp)
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