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We've seen the word "hacker" kicked around rather arbitrarily in the press. Are we to conclude that the cypherpunks are a bunch of hackers? I think its

Heh. Seems so.

time for some cypherpunks spin. How about a logo *and* a press release? The press release would give contacts (email, phone, etc.) so that someone on this list would be contacted by journalists when a crypto story breaks.

Damn fine idea, but how do a bunch of (p)anarchists choose a mouthpiece ? Should we assign someone to be 'our' lawyer ? I'd volunteer to be 'spokespunk', I've certainly been interviewed for TV and print enough, and know how to handle and present myself to the press, but if this is considered an 'honor' rather than a 'pain in the ass and potential legal lightning rod' then I'd like to suggest someone with a longer pedigree who has been writing more code lately take it on. Tim ?

If we get enough volunteers, we can fax blanket every newspaper, station, and network in the world.

Sure. -- Craig Hubley Business that runs on knowledge Craig Hubley & Associates needs software that runs on the net mailto:craig@hubley.com 416-778-6136 416-778-1965 FAX Seventy Eaton Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4J 2Z5

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On Sep 20, 10:28, Dietrich J. Kappe sent the following to the NSA's mail archives: press. || Are we to conclude that the cypherpunks are a bunch of hackers? I think its || time for some cypherpunks spin. How about a logo *and* a press release? The || press release would give contacts (email, phone, etc.) so that someone on || this list would be contacted by journalists when a crypto story breaks. || || If we get enough volunteers, we can fax blanket every newspaper, station, || and network in the world. || I think it's a great idea, personally. I think many journalists would like to find third party opinions about network security and other cryptography issues, but just don't know who to talk to about them. By making it easy for them to find us, we'd be more likely to be consulted for opinions. I'd be willing to serve as a contact for my area (Southeastern Virginia) if anyone wants to start putting together such a list. -- ========================================================================== David J. Bianco | Web Wonders, Online Oddities, Cool Stuff iTribe, Inc. | Phone: (804) 446-9060 Suite 1700, World Trade Center | email: <bianco@itribe.net> Norfolk, VA 23510 | URL : http://www.itribe.net/~bianco/

On Wed, 20 Sep 1995, Dietrich J. Kappe wrote:

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We've seen the word "hacker" kicked around rather arbitrarily in the press. Are we to conclude that the cypherpunks are a bunch of hackers? I think its time for some cypherpunks spin. How about a logo *and* a press release? The press release would give contacts (email, phone, etc.) so that someone on this list would be contacted by journalists when a crypto story breaks.

If we get enough volunteers, we can fax blanket every newspaper, station, and network in the world.

I've got a pretty effective list of fax numbers...everything from the fox network to CBS' Eye on America show. Anyone can contact me if you need 'em.. I'm sure we could put them to good use. -=Kathleen M. Ellis=- kelli@zeus.towson.edu Geek Code v3.0 http://zeus.towson.edu/~kelli/ GAT dx s++:- a-- C++ uu+++ P+ L++ E- W++ N K W--- O- M- V-- PS+++ PE- y+>+(-) PGP+>++ t+ 5 x+ R tv b+++ DI- D--- G e h* r+ z** Diverse Sexual Orientation Coll.Towson State University DSOC@zeus.towson.edu "All the world will be your enemy, Prince With The Thousand Enemies. . . And whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first, they must catch you. . ." -Richard Adams