Sirs: If I was John E. Holt, I would take a different public relations tack. I would seek positive input, not a negative reaction to criticism. Or I would ignore the critique altogether. Ross Wright On Or About: 26 Aug 96, 22:29, Perry E. Metzger wrote:

demonstrate that. If Mr. Holt would like to sue me, he's invited to. I'm sure he'll be at least as likely to follow up as Karl Denninger or "Dr." Fred C. Cohen.

Perry

C Matthew Curtin writes:

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JOHN> Dear Mr. Curtin JOHN> Your statements about myself and my product, The JOHN> POUCH are defamatory. Since they have been made in writing and JOHN> shown to and seen by other parties on the Internet, they JOHN> constitute libel. Please admit to all parties that you have no JOHN> personal knowledge of my product capabilities or my personal JOHN> character or reputation. Failure to do so at once will result JOHN> in legal action against you personally and Megasoft. [...] I, speaking only on behalf of myself, stand by this statement. I do not apologize for my comments. If you, Mr. Holt, feel that this is a personal attack against you, I regret that you've misunderstood the tone and nature of my post. My statement is hardly libelous; I simply observed that if your product is truly secure, there is no means by which security experts can verify such claims.