From: IN%"cp@panix.com" "Charles Platt" 24-MAY-1996 20:49:17.28 To: IN%"llurch@networking.stanford.edu" "Rich Graves" CC: IN%"declan@well.com" "Declan McCullagh", IN%"cypherpunks@toad.com" Subj: RE: Anarchy Online Received: from toad.com by mbcl.rutgers.edu (PMDF #12194) id <01I53IQ90DU88WW6WB@mbcl.rutgers.edu>; Fri, 24 May 1996 20:49 EDT Received: (from majordom@localhost) by toad.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) id OAA19674 for cypherpunks-outgoing; Fri, 24 May 1996 14:36:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: from panix.com (panix.com [198.7.0.2]) by toad.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id OAA19649 for <cypherpunks@toad.com>; Fri, 24 May 1996 14:35:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from cp@localhost) by panix.com (8.7.5/8.7/PanixU1.3) id RAA16576; Fri, 24 May 1996 17:35:33 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 24 May 1996 17:35:33 -0400 (EDT) From: Charles Platt <cp@panix.com> Subject: RE: Anarchy Online In-reply-to: <Pine.GUL.3.93.960524131950.29645M-100000@Networking.Stanford.EDU> Sender: owner-cypherpunks@toad.com To: Rich Graves <llurch@networking.stanford.edu> Cc: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>, cypherpunks@toad.com Message-id: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960524173225.12653D-100000@panix.com> X-Envelope-to: eallensmith Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII MIME-Version: 1.0 Precedence: bulk

On Fri, 24 May 1996, Rich Graves wrote:

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Oh, I have no doubt that he believes everything you tell him. So, Charles, do you think I'm a net.loon, and why? Please reply publicly on cypherpunks. I'd like E. Allen Smith and Jim Bell to read this.

Your wish is my command, but--who are they?

I am not particularly sure why Rich named either me or Jim Bell as particular recipients of this message. If you're curious as to what my viewpoint is, I would suggest reading over various CuDigest issues that show up as having messages from EALLENSMITH or E. Allen Smith on them (the mbcl.rutgers.edu sometimes fluctuates).

Actually Rich it took me a while to remember you. The Zundel affair didn't loom large in my life (because I wasn't part of it, I guess). I assumed you had long since moved on to more important matters. I have no idea whether you are a net.loon. But I am sorry if I misspelled your name in my book, and indeed as soon as I get offline here, I'm going to do a word search. We're making the text into pages right now, so the time is right.

I would guess Rich is referring to that Declan was actually the second person to put up a mirror and publicize it; Rich was the first. (I may not be completely accurate in this; not being one of the participants, I didn't exactly follow the Rich-Declan discussion on the subject here on cypherpunks that closely.) Interesting book from what I've read of it; I will read farther when I have time. -Allen