On Sun, 2 Dec 2001 jamesd@echeque.com wrote:
Our main interest in reputations is that the value of someone's reputation will stop them from doing bad things.
Actually not, most folks use reputations to do away with security checks they would use othewise. It's a sellers cost cutting measure. If you have a 'good' reputation my cost of diong secure and reliable business will probably(!!!) be lower. -- ____________________________________________________________________ Day by day the Penguins are making me lose my mind. Bumper Sticker The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------