Jim Miller says:
My hypothesis: The TLAs could shut down the cypherpunks mailing list (as it now exists) by dragging all the U.S. list members into court. The TLAs would probably lose the case, but they would still do a lot of damage to the lives of the U.S. list members.
Carl continues with: Actually, we might try inviting such prosecution -- e.g., with each of us posting source code for some algorithm to the list. This is so clearly publication (ala newsletters on paper) that the case would never hold but it wouldn't hurt to have a court rule.
Perhaps by being more charitable to non-hardcore crypto discussions (Perry), the list could attract more members. Large groups are much more difficult to prosecute (persecute) than small ones (yes I know, it's not how big it is, it's how you use it). Personally, I find the social dynamics on this list *HIGHLY* entertaining and quite informative. dave