Re: the wisdom of crypto "challenges" (was Re: $100,000 reward)

Perry E. Metzger (perry@piermont.com)
Mon, 22 Jun 1998 22:54:06 -0400

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Matt Blaze writes:
> Oh, I agree, it's not at all obvious how to best respond to the
> crackpots. But I don't think playing by the rules of these
> "challenges" is the right answer.

In the case of Meganet, getting the FTC fraud squad after them might
work just fine -- they claim that all these Fortune 500 companies have
been showering them with millions, which is probably fraud.

The general case is harder.

Perry

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