Yo! Scott:
Thursday August 29 1996 22:27, Scott Hoffman wrote to Bill Cheek:
 BC>> If you know what is "right", by all means, state it.  But do NOT infer
 BC>> or state that others are "wrong" without making a case for what is
 BC>> "right".  Y message above would otherwise have made a good INTRODUCTION
 BC>> or prelude to a informative article.  SO why didn't you do it?
 SH> Elementry My Dear Watson.. Elementary...
Perhaps so.  To you.  Not necessarily to others.  The admonition stands.
 SH> I have written over 75 articles on the field of cryptography, many
 SH> published in journals, HOWEVER, as you might have noted... this
 SH> really isnt the place for detailed discussions on cryptography.. For
 SH> if I were to post an article on that topic, I would surely get a
 SH> reply that I'm "Off Topic" in this echo!
THAT is not inherently true.  In order to create and foster a friendly chat 
zone for people who like scanners and scanning, a certain amount of low-key 
topical drift is tolerable.  If the moderators sense it to be risky or 
detrimental to the flow of the echo, we'll gently ask that the thread be 
stopped.  Topical drift is not a major consideration so long as it runs its 
course and people are responsible about it.
 SH> But anyhow..  Their is a "Public Key Cryptography" echo on FIDONET,
 SH> and I suggest some people check it out and ask questions. Not much
 SH> activity their, but when you ask a question, somebody will usually
 SH> answer it very technically and promptly.
That's good to know.  I might drop in there myself.  The PGP docs tend to be 
way over my head and I feel a trifle nescient of the subject myself.
Bill Cheek | Internet: bcheek@cts.com | Compu$erve: 74107,1176
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