-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- A million monkeys operating under the pseudonym "Greg Broiles <gbroiles@netbox.com>" typed:

I think that Bob's e$ list should be considered a viable alternative to the other two filtered cpunks lists; I recommend it to people looking for a moderated alternative to the list.

I like "e$", although I seem to be too busy to contribute regularly to _any_ forum recently. (I'm always available for Real Life Meetings in local bars, though... Anybody going to visit Amsterdam soon?)

I've been meaning to write up a long message explaining why I think I'm about to drop off of the list. It's peculiar to spend a lot of time discussing things with a group of people over the course of several years and then disappear without saying why. But I'm having trouble coming up with anything more profound than "it's not interesting any more."

Hey, that's a sufficiently profound "death of cpunks" statement for me. I feel the same way-- though I've never been a very active participant, I really dropped out a few months ago. I feel like there is more to learn and discuss. _Much_ more. It keeps me awake at night sometimes, not knowing exactly what it is but waiting for it. But I've had my fill of cypherpunks, and my Objectivist newsgroup (humanities.philosophy.objectivism), and simplistic libertarianism. Keep in touch. :-) Bryce Not speaking for DigiCash. PGP sig follows  -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2i Comment: Auto-signed under Unix with 'BAP' Easy-PGP v1.1b2 iQB1AwUBMvpXvUjbHy8sKZitAQGJ4gL+LClz+b4VwAQdFra5GowzNDOqKEqnhpib yri3mEEFKU9x35J9Dqu8XHu/TQOJuB5S8LdAmtesvLuKEGkjpVKPHXrSDik5efyp rWY9pJbjq/UBqYosCgx2PzHILTsh/UMw =ZVwu -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----