[118135] in Cypherpunks
Re: ecash means anonymous & untraceable
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Declan McCullagh)
Mon Sep 20 16:23:55 1999
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 15:59:51 -0400
To: "James M. Ray" <jray@e-gold.com>,
Digital Bearer Settlement List <dbs@philodox.com>
From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
Cc: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
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Reply-To: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
Yes, the original anon poster was hyperventilating, but Jim, though you're
a swell guy and all, this message leaves me nervous. Both as a journalist
and as a potential customer.
If you want people to trust an unproven service and company with their
cash, you have to give them more than just "we'll explain it to you at our
leisure, not yours, but we want you to trust us right now anyway."
-Declan
At 07:31 9/20/1999 -0400, James M. Ray wrote:
>So if you want more clues (you evidently *need* them, whether or
>not you want 'em) go do some research on the late 19th century
>Reichsbank while guessing what "embedded contradictions" are.
>Or wait for us to have time to explain it better, which will happen
>when DigiGold wants it to happen, not you. You seem to be all
>wind and no sails, so I'd urge you to waste less time speculating
>and spend more time doing something more useful.
