At 03:08 PM 11/30/95 -0500, hallam@w3.org wrote:

Folks, lay of Netscape on this one. [...]

It is the idea that individuals be forced to use it for private conversations that is the bad idea.

Jim Clark advocated Governemnt Access to Keys: GAK. He did not advocate voluntary escrow -- very few people object to voluntary escrow. --------------------------------------------------------------------- | We have the right to defend ourselves | http://www.jim.com/jamesd/ and our property, because of the kind | of animals that we are. True law | James A. Donald derives from this right, not from the | arbitrary power of the state. | jamesd@echeque.com