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Re: SynCrypt: the new PGP?
Uhhh....
Can anyone tell for sure what's up with Bruce...
After getting this message and responding to it, I dropped a note
over to Bruce's centerpane address...
Bruce Schneier enscribed thusly:
> Michael H. Warfield wrote:
> > Nooo... Actually, at the moment, we are just trusting their word.
> > So far, we haven't heard a peep from Bruce. Maybe Bruce is working with
> > them, and that's all well and good, but until such time that we hear so
> > from Bruce in a way that we can authenticate, we are not even up to the
> > point of trusting him as yet. We are still at the point of trusting
> > whatever they are telling us.
> Help!!!
> They are holding me hostage at syncrypt.com and using my name
> to promote their product.
> Please! Believe me! This is not just another unclever trick by
> that forging rat bastard from sk.sympatico.ca.
> Bruce
When I forwarded my message to Bruce's address at centerpane
"just to be sure" here is what I got back...
> From [email protected] Tue Nov 4 23:46:24 1997
> Return-Path: <[email protected]>
> Received: from mixer.visi.com ([email protected] [204.73.178.1])
> by alcove.wittsend.com (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id XAA05599
> for <[email protected]>; Tue, 4 Nov 1997 23:46:05 -0500
> Received: (from schneier@localhost) by mixer.visi.com (8.8.6/8.7.5) id WAA05081 for [email protected]; Tue, 4 Nov 1997 22:45:43 -0600 (CST)
> Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 22:45:43 -0600 (CST)
> Posted-Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 22:45:43 -0600 (CST)
> Message-Id: <[email protected]>
> From: [email protected] (via the vacation program)
> Subject: Schneier is missing; last seen headed for Beijing
> Status: RO
>
> I will be away from my email until Saturday, 11/15. I won't be taking
> a computer with me, so I won't have any email access until I return.
> If you really need to get in touch with me, try leaving a voice
> message at 612 823 1098. And be patiend.
>
> Information on Counterpane Systems consulting business, the
> corrected 5th printing of Applied Cryptography 2nd Edition,
> my new book (The Electronic Privacy Papers), my S/MIME exploit,
> the PasswordSafe program, and a lot of other things can be found
> on my webiste:
>
> http://www.counterpane.com/
>
> Thanks,
> Bruce
Ok... If he didn't take a computer with him then he just gave
new meaning to sending a message from @dev.null... Yeah right. Got about
a week and a half till he's back, according to this...
Is it Bruce or is it Memorex... On the Internet... Who can tell?
Mike
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