No FV supporters?

Jeff Weinstein jsw at netscape.com
Tue Jan 30 19:42:21 PST 1996


Pete Loshin wrote:
> Now, clearly there are lots of opinions on FV's system, but
> if people like Sameer and Rich Salz (e.g., who have reputations
> as knowledgeable and aware) are going to trash FV it
> would mean a lot more to many readers if they could state
> more specifically what it is about FV that doesn't work (or that
> doesn't work as well as, say, SSL or CyberCash or Open
> Market's approaches).

  I sent a description of an attack against FV based on replacing
or hacking winsock to cypherpunks last night.  This attack seems
to meet Borenstein's criteria of being as automated and implementable
on a mass scale as their keyboard snooping attack.  So far I have not
seen any response from FV.

	--Jeff

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Jeff Weinstein - Electronic Munitions Specialist
Netscape Communication Corporation
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