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From: don@allegra.UUCP (Don Mitchell)
Newsgroups: net.crypt
Subject: encrypted mail
Message-ID: <4173@allegra.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 29-May-85 10:58:59 EDT
Article-I.D.: allegra.4173
Posted: Wed May 29 10:58:59 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 30-May-85 05:22:19 EDT
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill
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I don't think there is a serious political problem about sending
encrypted mail.  In the case of allegra, a fairly central site in the
UUCP network, there is so much forwarding of mail that no one in their
right mind would even try to look at it to see what it is.  No one
cares if it is encrypted.  There is only concern when one person
decides to send megabytes per day.

We are working on a system to provide encrypted mail (using public and
private keys) and a number of other more sophisticated cryptographic
protocols.  (like refereed journals, distributed "cheat-proof" games,
etc.) This is a fairly ambitious project, and doing it right will take
some time.