[39635] in Cypherpunks
Re: cypherpunks press releases/contact list: YES!! DO IT!!
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Perry E. Metzger)
Wed Sep 20 16:45:50 1995
To: "Vladimir Z. Nuri" <vznuri@netcom.com>
Cc: cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 20 Sep 1995 12:28:29 PDT."
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Reply-To: perry@piermont.com
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 1995 16:15:41 -0400
From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com>
"Vladimir Z. Nuri" writes:
> I'm going to argue against TCM and others who are opposed to a
> "cypherpunk press release" because this is not an "organized group".
Look, L. (may I call you L.?) --
we've gone over this many times. We aren't a group. We're a mailing
list. We've got a diversity of opinions, and we have no organization
-- nor do we want one.
> anyone who wants to issue press releases for the "cypherpunks", I say,
> GO FOR IT.
Except for the fact that it would more or less be a lie. There is no
"cypherpunks" position, so you can't release anything on the subject.
> this is such a great idea that *I* may do it if nobody does it after
> a week or two.
I thought your last attempts at such stuff were dismal failures.
.pm
