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Re: Cypherpunks defeat?




At 9:32 PM -0500 9/27/98, Robert A. Costner wrote:
>At 05:10 PM 9/27/98 -0700, James A. Donald wrote:

>>One cent, or half a cent, is probably the sweet spot for
>>pages and dirty picture, with quarters being the sweet spot
>>for games and gambling.
>
>I would suggest millicent to 1/100 of a penny for web page access.  A penny
>a click would make me think twice, 1/100 of a penny would not cause me to
>consider it.  But to be honest, today I would avoid a pay site and go to
>the free sites.

	That being the case, I'd say a penny is just right. Enough to make
one think, but not too hard.

>>But for the scheme to be successful, we need many token
>>issuers
>Is there existing open software available for this?

	The problem isn't issueing the tokens, it's the wallets. Token
generation would be relatively straight forward, it's the user end.
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