At 10:28 PM 7/31/97 -0400, Declan McCullagh wrote:

Note the following ominous excerpt from one of the letters:

"We are in unanimous agreement that congress must adopt encryption legislation that requires the development, manufacture, distribution and sale of only key recovery products."

Darrell L. Sanders, President, International Association of Chiefs of Police.

James E. Doyle, President, National Association of Attorneys General.

Fred Scoralic, President, National Sheriffs' Association.

Scoralick is the Dutchess County Sheriff (I've always spelled his name ending with a "k" when I've served writs on him). Anyway, I would be ever so happy to write a letter to him denouncing his position and would also be ever so happy to express the viewpoint of any others. Just let me know.... *********************************************************** Lynne L. Harrison, Esq. | "The key to life: Poughkeepsie, New York | - Get up; lharrison@mhv.net | - Survive; http://www.dueprocess.com | - Go to bed." *********************************************************** DISCLAIMER: I am not your attorney; you are not my client. Accordingly, the above is *NOT* legal advice.