Marc J. Wohler wrote:

At 10:37 PM 7/6/97 -0500, you wrote:

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Drifter0@aol.com wrote: (Subject: can I join)

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thanx

... Oh, Jesus, another stupid AOLer. Well, let me go through the proper procedures.

Time for the flame-form.

Bennett, I got some chuckles from your 'Flame Form' and sympathize with view expressed therein.

However: How do you propose that we get our import message of strong crypto awareness out to the clueless if we display elitism, impatience and intolerance to their ignorance?

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