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- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 02:28:04 -0500
- From: "Thomas W. Strong, Jr." <strong+@CMU.EDU>
- Subject: Re: RFD: sci.crypt.research
- In-Reply-To: <1992Dec28.044532.8796@netcom.com>
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- Organization: Komitet Gosudarstvennoi Bezopaznosti
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- strnlght@netcom.com (David Sternlight) writes:
- > In response to the RFD, I much prefer the suggestion to leave
- > sci.crypt alone, as it is properly named for the indicated
- > purposes, and create a new talk.crypt for the policy, legal, ethical,
- > etc. discussions.
-
- Perhaps the RFD that I posted wasn't clear enough... What was proposed
- was to create an additional group, sci.crypt.research, and to leave
- sci.crypt as-is.
-
- > I'm not sure how we do this. Can this RFD handle such an alternative,
- > or do we need a new RFD:talk.crypt, with both votes being taken
- > at the same time?
-
- It's a "Request for Discussion", it's not a "Call for Votes". As the
- name implies, it's a request to discuss the matter. If you don't like
- the proposal, this is the time to ask for changes.
-
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- Tom Strong N3NBB ts49+@andrew.cmu.edu
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