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IP: Automatic Encryption
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robert Hettinga)
Wed Sep 8 15:38:47 1999
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Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 14:37:06 -0400
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Date: 8 Sep 1999 17:45:29 -0000
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From: "Privacy Concerns" <PvtConcern@aol.com>
Subject: IP: Automatic Encryption
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Privacy Concerns - http://www.angelfire.com/biz/privacyconcerns/index.html
The Park to Offer Secure Web-based E-mail -- Privacy Assured Through
Automatic Encryption That is Transparent to Users
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 1999--The Park, a global
Internet community, which has attracted approximately 40 million visitors
from 86 countries since it was founded in 1994, will add advanced
encryption software to its servers by month-end, which will allow visitors
to its site to send totally secure and private Web-based e-mail.
Called ParkMail, the new secure e-mail service will be free at
www.the-park.com. The security will run automatically in the background,
and be completely transparent to users.
Current e-mail messages from ISPs and Web portals can easily be
intercepted and read. ParkMail uses advanced RSA encryption software,
which automatically encrypts all messages, including attached text and
graphic files, at the Park's servers before they are distributed.
"While there are several encryption programs that can be downloaded,
they require the user to go through a series of steps to encode each
message. They aren't automatic or transparent," noted The Park's Founder,
Brent Hunter. "This will give anyone who visits our site complete security
to send private messages and sensitive private or corporate information
via e-mail at The Park without fear of being intercepted."
The breakthrough service is another first for The Park, which has
become one of the Web's busiest sites. At any given moment, 24
hours-a-day, 1,000-4,000 people worldwide are actively talking, sharing
ideas, strolling through the Mall or just "connecting" in 133 chat rooms
and on-line stores.
Unique features about The Park.com include:
-- The Park is the first globally-oriented community on the
Internet. It was founded in October,1994.
-- The Park is currently one of the largest communities on the Web.
The site receives four.million hits per day. Approximately one
million people visit the site each month. Thirty percent are
outside the U.S.
-- The Park was the first to develop a community whose primary
purpose is to foster "relationship-building" for individuals and
businesses from all walks of life worldwide.
-- The Park is unique in that it built its community first, and then
began to think about making money. Hunter didn't make his first
priority VC funding, or finding a management "team-in-a-box," or
preparing for an IPO. Instead, he focused on creating loyalty and
trust by making his highest priority serving the needs of the
community.
-- One measure of loyalty is how long users spend at a site
(stickiness). The average Park user spends 20 hours per month and
three hours per session at the site. This makes The Park one of
the "stickiest sites" on the Internet.
-- The Park wasn't built by a management team, but by volunteers. As
of July, 1999 there was only two full-time employees, but 133+
active volunteers.
For more information, contact The Park, 700 Larkspur Landing, Suite
125, Larkspur, CA 94939, 415/464-8695, www.thepark.com.
CONTACT: The Park Community
Bob Mindlin, 512/918-971 - parkservices@the-park.com
or
Hill Communications - Chad Hill, 925/945-7910
or
LFCommunications - Len Fernandes, 510/538-8916
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Robert A. Hettinga <mailto: rah@ibuc.com>
The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation <http://www.ibuc.com/>
44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA
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experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'
