Gary Jeffers writes:

Say, isn't this the electronic privacy HOLY GRAIL? - The STATE KILLER? - The POWER GIVER TO THE INDIVIDUAL? Here's to hoping that its everything that Chaum was looking for & congratulations to David Chaum & company.

Either that or the power is given to DigiCash. What is their take? How do they make a profit? Yes, I like the idea of cryptocash, but all the worries that come up when the government does it come up at least as loud when a private firm does it. How *do* they make their money on this? And what happens when governments get upset that a private script has cropped up? (What are the laws on minting private money?) Fascinating stuff. -kb, the Kent who has been lurking here until now P.S. Have you people developed any special mailbox filters to help deal with high-volume lists like this?