Re: libelous action

["James C. Sewell" <jims@MPGN.COM>]

At 02:57 AM 8/27/96 -0400, Black Unicorn wrote:
>I would remind you that each and every sale you make of this product, when
>based on material misrepresentation, constitutes a fraud.  If made by
>wire, as these sales seem they may, they represent wire fraud.  That's one
>count of fraud and one count of wire fraud.  If a check is sent to you via
>mail, that's a count of mail fraud to boot.
>

Wow, imagine what would happen if a bunch of "in-the-know" folks bought
a product like this under the claims to strong crypto and then found out 
they were fooled!  With charges like these a guy could get into real trouble.

I sure hope Mr. Holt isn't personally accountable.  He sounds like a
real swell guy.  It would be a shame for him to go to prison for what is
obviously his misunderstanding of what is cryptographically strong and 
what is a pitiful excuse for a product.

Of course I've never seen his product so I don't know which category it 
falls into, but it would be a shame.

Disclaimer:  I may or may not be serious.  I have made no direct claims
so whose to say what my intentions are in posting this ;\)



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