At 11:29 PM 1/11/96, sameer wrote:

We've made no progress. Phil has lots lots of time and gained lots of grey hairs, and everyone who donated to his defense fund lost money. The US can still harass people if they want, and make their life hell.

Yes, I think it likely that another case will be filed, a case the government senses is more winnable. In many ways, what Phil and/or some of his friends may or may not have done was too "stale." None of the Four Horsemen were involved directly, and Phil's case generated publicity that tended to make him a hero, not an Enemy of the People. I would look for something like a prosecution of a remailer operator, though only after laws are passed making it illegal to remail certain items. (Right now there is no law against redirecting a message, so prosecution would be difficult.) --Tim May We got computers, we're tapping phone lines, we know that that ain't allowed. ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---- Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay@got.net 408-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero W.A.S.T.E.: Corralitos, CA | knowledge, reputations, information markets, Higher Power: 2^756839 - 1 | black markets, collapse of governments. "National borders aren't even speed bumps on the information superhighway."