-- [ From: J. Kent Hastings * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] -- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Cpunx, This may be old hat, but now that PGPfone is available, why don't we start an "Inter-Patch" Network using PGP and ecash? Here are features to consider: * Computer users generate pre-paid phone cards for non-geeks. * Rate is say, 2 cents per minute, for near-real-time voice. * "Voice Mail" service is not subject to telco utility regs. * PIN#s can be changed by users, who can also confirm value. * Thus a user can sell remaining time on a card to others. * A local participant to the target number is selected. * Ecash is instantly delivered in exchange for communications. * Perhaps a 50 percent split, 1 cent per minute for example. * Bad participants are removed from the network. Kent - -- J. Kent Hastings Assistant Director of The Agorist Institute zeus@pinsight.com, http://www.pinsight.com/~zeus/agorist/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBMOn0hTTxxI221vktAQHs3AQAj/uI2xYGSfE9iSVttCncBrS7yDAUaecX +s1U8zF29zx4a/zq6yUOOJncxS7GWXavUhNLcjuruH7f9tHO1Sam8XcT59rwVlvv P+xnrV/NwaDW0q+TxWjnNhVgTJePC6Hq+6bLRiod+hOTuawkJ3vx50CmDoEKC1Fk HrNqiRLzNQc= =O3Bo -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----