Re: arbiter/escrow agent for hire

["E. ALLEN SMITH" <EALLENSMITH@ocelot.Rutgers.EDU>]

From:	IN%"bryce@digicash.com" 24-APR-1996 10:05:20.14

>1. Acceptable digital signature upon the "bet statement" 
>from each bettor.  (Note that PGP signatures from PGP key
>pairs which are not connected to me via the Web of Trust, or
>which are not verifiable by me via an out-of-band
>connection, are not acceptable digital signatures.  This is
>because of the MITM attack problem, not because  I need True
>Names to be connected to the signatures.)

	IIRC, currently Black Unicorn doesn't have any signatures on
his public key of others. Therefore, this requirement, while understandable,
could cause a bit of a difficulty in the current situation.

>3. Amount of the bet from each bettor.  This chunk of money
>will be known as the "ante".  Note that depending upon the
>details of the "bet statement", each bettor may submit a
>different ante.  (Yes, up front.  Yes, I get antes from both
>bettors.  Yes, I keep them while the bet is being settled.  
>Why do you think my fee is so low?)

	Chuckle.
	-Allen