(I counted 7 entities copied on the original of this, and have trimmed the distribution list down to just the Cypherpunks list.) At 10:23 AM 10/12/95, Mark wrote:
Not possible. Reporters don't call you for a quote and then send you a draft of the article for your approval before they publish. They call for a quote, write their article, and publish, not asking for approval.
Depends how well you train them !
Lets train them. Someone post their email addresses so we can send them all the RFCs for their education. :) They need to know what the hell they are talking about.
I wonder if the biology lists get this, some wannabe hero posting how billions of people are infected with deadly toxins just because some researcher mentioned a well known fact that an amount of various bacteria and toxins exist in all living mammals.
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