At 02:47 PM 1/25/96 -0500, Perry wrote:

Why is he our patron saint? He was a government official coming out against invasion of privacy. Isn't that what we are all after, in the end? The reason we deploy cryptography is to assure privacy for all. We often refer to those who listen in on conversations (regardless of who they are) as, in some sense, our opposition. Therefore, is not Stimson's remark in closing down Yardley's "Black Chamber" to be praised rather than attacked?

These days, I'd be happy with "Gentlemen only read _each others'_ mail".... #-- # Thanks; Bill # Bill Stewart, stewarts@ix.netcom.com, Pager/Voicemail 1-408-787-1281 # # "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty" used to mean us watching # the government, not the other way around....