[66720] in Cypherpunks
Re: [CRYPTO] (was: sig/noise ratio)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Z.B.)
Sat Sep 28 14:52:35 1996
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 11:39:44 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Z.B." <zachb@netcom.com>
To: talon57@well.com
Cc: cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: <324CBFD1.6BCB@popd.ix.netcom.com>
On Fri, 27 Sep 1996, Patricia Gibbons wrote:
> > In the interest of those who wish a significant increase in the
> > signal/noise ratio I make a proposal. Significant crypto related
> > posts could be prefaced with [CRYPTO] on the subject line on a
> > strictly volunteer basis, that way those desiring a more topical
> > list could have one simply by setting the appropriate filter.
> >
> > Items crypto related but missing the [CRYPTO] header could be
> > reposted by well meaning souls.
> >
> > Other appropriate headers could of course be used.
> >
> > Brian
>
Sounds like a good idea, but what do you define as "significant crypto"?
Also, what's to stop the anonymous idiot and several other well-known
list.idiots from doing the same?
Zach Babayco
zachb@netcom.com <-------finger for PGP public key
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Park/4127
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