Fw: Advance Bank launches ecash

Ian Goldberg iang at cs.berkeley.edu
Fri Jun 20 10:45:48 PDT 1997



In article <v03102809afd06491f5c7@[207.167.93.63]>,
Tim May  <tcmay at got.net> wrote:
>At 9:22 AM -0700 6/20/97, Wayne Clerke wrote:
>>Seen this? Another bank braving the Digicash ecash waters:
>> ----
>>From: Edward Breese x1364 <edwardb at executive.advance.com.au>
>>To: ecash-merchant <ecash-merchant at advance.com.au>
>>Date: Friday, 20 June 1997 11:50
>>Subject: Advance Bank launches ecash
>>
>>>
>>>Hi everyone,
>>>
>>>Thank you for being so patient.  ecash is now available from our web site
>>>at:  http//www.advance.com.au/ecash
>>>
>>>You will find plenty of information to help you set up your ecash purse
>>and
>>>configure a web site to accept ecash.  You can  download our latest
>
>I was unable to connect to the listed URL, but I rather suspect this is not
>a form of "e-cash" that is of much interest or use to Cypherpunks.
>
>No mention of "untraceable" or "anonymous" or "Chaum." And no mention of
>"Digicash," except in your (Wayne's) introduction; Digicash is, rightly or
>wrongly, a trademark of the company with the same name.

It _is_ in fact Digicash's ecash.  Do you really think it's surprising
that the Bank's press release does not mention "untraceable" or
"anonymous"? :-)

   - Ian







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