Date: Wed, 28 Apr 93 14:36:04 GMT From: Sy Verpunc <svp@gtoal.com> Reply-To: cypherpunks@toad.com Thats what people have *always wanted* to do. RSA won't let them. That's why any talk of a newer friendlier Bizdos is bullshit. Have you actually tried? Several people from RSA, including Bidzos at the last Cypherpunks meeting at Mountain View (I wasn't there, but take a look at the meeting "minutes"), have stated repeatedly that if someone were to ask for permission to use the internal interfaces of RSAREF in order to write a PGP-compatible program, they would grant permission. However, as of two weeks ago, *NOT* *A* *SINGLE* *PERSON* *HAS* *ASKED*. To those of you who have repeatedly said "Cypherpunks write code" (and I applaud that attitude), consider this a challenge. :-) - Ted