[119103] in Cypherpunks
Re: Worthless Disappearing [Self-Destruct E-mail]
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mac Norton)
Thu Oct 14 23:28:57 1999
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 22:12:40 -0500 (CDT)
From: Mac Norton <mnorton@cavern.uark.edu>
To: AMP <amp@pobox.com>
cc: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
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On Thu, 14 Oct 1999, AMP wrote:
>
> This would be fairly easy for a small number of individuals to
> implement. For a cell structure it could probably work well if FFa,b,
> and c were cognisant of the issues with cryptography. For larger numbers
> it would quickly become pretty difficult to manage though.
So why not centralize it? You sacrifice a great deal of security,
yes, but gain a great deal of convenience. Isn't that what these
Disappearing people are trying to sell?
Now, If I seriously needed real security, would I use it?
Nah.
MacN
