Re: An alternative to remailer shutdowns

Ben Holiday <ncognito@gate.net> writes:

As far as I can tell an agreement of this form would be at least as valid as the software licenses ("NOTICE: Opening this envelope constitutes your agreement to the terms.. blah blah blah") that are commonly used today.

IANAL, but I have one, and he said (a couple of years ago) that these shrinkwrap contracts are practically worthless without a signature. At least this was how things were being handled in some districts. Anyone care to comment? crypto relevance: Can RSADSI __really__ enforce the silly "thou shalt not call certain functions" restrictions in their 'license'? I doubt it, but I would love for someone to prove me wrong. andrew