Gilbert & Cypherpunk...

[Robert Hettinga]

At 8:43 AM -0400 6/17/96, Declan B. McCullagh wrote:
> I believe we used the term "email exploder" instead of "mailing list,"
> particularly in cross-examination and closing arguments, to convey the
> idea that such a device is often used for conversation, not just one-way
> communication.

Ah. Probably related to that famous proto-cypherpunk character in the
Gilbert and Sullivan operetta Utopia, Ltd., the Anonymous Royal
Mail-Exploder....

<hyuk!>

Cheers,
Bob Hettinga

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