Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 11:59:49 -0800 To: telegram-request@pgp.com From: Dave Del Torto <ddt@pgp.com> Subject: The Zimmermann Telegram

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Ladies, Gentlemen & Cryptographers,

I'm pleased to announce the imminent release of the premier issue of the new "Zimmermann Telegram" newsletter. The Zimmermann Telegram will be a regularly-published, paper-based, English-language technical update newsletter from PGP's engineering staff, and will cover a variety of cryptographic and other lighthearted topics which we may otherwise be restricted from discussing via electronic media. The newsletter will be sent, in compliance with US law, by regular postal mail to anyone interested in technical information about PGP -- anywhere in the world.

If you are now developing PGP-related freeware, shareware, commercial or academic cryptographic software, or you plan in future to become a registered PGP Developer or PGP World Partner (those programs are currently under construction and will be formally announced later) or if you are just interested in technical information about cryptography, we think you'll enjoy reading our newsletter.

In the premier issue, along with important updates regarding changes to the PGP packet format, CRC security problems and new extensions to the PGP key format which are not available through any other medium, you'll learn about the significance of the "Zimmermann Telegram" name. Meanwhile, visit this page: <http://www.nara.gov/nara/digital/teaching/zimmermann/zimmerma.html>.

Scheduled to be mailed imminently, the premier issue will be sent free to anyone who provides us with a postal mail address. After that, regular subscriptions will require a modest fee (to be announced) to cover our mailing costs, but we've committed to offering a limited number of free one-year subscriptions to interested members of the cryptography community. To request your free subscription, please send email to me at:

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_________________________________________________________________________ Dave Del Torto +1.415.524.6231 tel Senior Technical Evangelist +1.415.572.1932 fax Pretty Good Privacy, Inc. http://www.pgp.com web X-PGP header key

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