-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Tim May wrote:

The reason I recommend anonymous remailer distribution, and pseudonyms, is because of the litigation issue. Even if reviewers are not sued often, the threat of a suit influences reviews, which is why most reviews in most mags are puff pieces (glowing reviews, often strongly correlated with who is advertising in the mag). One can imagine Matt Blaze, for example, choosing to say _nothing_ about SnakeTronics' ScrambleMatic, for fear (justified) that he might get letters from their lawyers, thus taking up his time and even eventually landing him in court.

I agree, hence my original post. I for one would not contribute to such a list without anonymity, tho my critiques might be right. The hassle of dealing with a person or organization bent on causing you legal headache is more than I am willing to deal with. It is obvious, given the current state of the legal system in this country, that a lawsuit against a even a well-respected cryptographer might drag on for some time, costing ennumerable dollars and hours, and _might_ even succeed. Krenn -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBMkcaT0nqfwPpt/QVAQHzJwP/VG1E60TeZ8xtomW2VmKO/b/jV+a6orWT ebxhtlCX6CicVYtS0L4NBqcY8rQk8bcbeMXed3o5tY7B4FHwANml9Ubcbg7Wo7yL 2JvWI2E6M/4yfKIPuO0aqId57Qx5v36RiDAjZsozKhOJERTGasFJCOFOu/pMOa6M 36lWaXY0tyg= =PTUE -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----