-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- To: david@sternlight.com, jimbell@pacifier.com, cypherpunks@toad.com Date: Sun Jul 14 23:08:09 1996

At 4:48 PM -0700 7/14/96, jim bell wrote a typically argumentative message. I've gotten wiser over time and don't plan to respond. I think both our positions are quite clear and readers may make up their own minds.

This post is a courtesy to others who may have been expecting more. It's a one-time statement to this list, which I've just joined, of my current practice: Silence does not constitute assent.

David

More time required, apparently. Professional liars will put anything in writing. Judas' Sheep, too. Compromise is surrender. ec -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQEVAgUBMenELqr9Bm6Zdjx5AQE4XQf+Je9KZ+3sVL+tACTfTxjqmnuzaq4XNvAN oH92/O5f4ilWYomeacqXYuEmc7Owk2bAVIA3IO2ZxbbBBKkb8Gy4xILEVyzVC825 +FDccpwwNETkVWGaLcoo8h7FHuWnNTfVmQ23IyTo7lIYy7g3Fkr4KJPBac4BInv4 GRy5qazCrLMEXHT0VHOrNsi+cCejlGBQAkrwqWNFonNVr3+FpZY9+Yo8AZGWTiPY d7yTWlFbAIANXLshSHatsVAb9uKTIzJeosGM9Hhq6hK9rYBXJhcfHat+7SkOKzJI we6Hgg4D/TVzLmJAo3X8yUPDDDm9YyA2RbdF1FLZg6qzYr+vvSjuTg== =2/4c -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----