Eric Johnson says:
I don't think "adjust[ing] on a case by case basis" is necessary. I was suggesting just the opposite. It obviously isn't a security issue. I believe it is more of a first principles issue; "Thou shall encrypt thy communications, lest thou draw attention to thy self, and the right be removed by thine opponents."
You miss the point, Eric. We are advocating that IN THE FUTURE all communications should be encrypted. However, FOR THE MOMENT this is often impractical. Cypherpunks write code in an effort to try to bring this future closer. However, making our lives impossible right now will delay that future. I encrypt things whenever possible. Some people I communicate with can't encrypt, so I adjust, on a case by case basis. Someday, hopefully within the next year or two, things will be different. Encrypting this list ever would be useless -- but fine if it would be easy to do. Since it isn't easy or useful, it is a bad idea. Perry