[43686] in Cypherpunks
Re: Spam the Sign!
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (jim bell)
Mon Nov 20 17:39:51 1995
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1995 15:24:53 -0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
From: jimbell@pacifier.com (jim bell)
>On September 27, Jeff Weinstein of Netscape (and others) wrote:
>
>> > > ... would be nice if we could get 128 bit keys, though ... (hint,
>> > > hint).
>> >
>> > We are working this issue with the government. As soon as we can
>> > make it available for download we will.
>
>> In other words, we will never see it in our lifetimes -- the
>> bureaucreeps aren't known for promoting the spread of strong crypto.
>
>>> Where did I imply that if the govt. ignored us or said no that we
>>> would meekly go away with tail between legs?
Here's a question: Why can't Netscape be released WITHIN THE US with 128
bit keys? Admittedly, it would probably...uh...escape within a few hours,
but that's no worse than what other cryptosystems (best-known example, PGP)
have done.
