Re: Digital Contracts: "Lie in X.509, Go to Jail"

[Robert Hettinga]

At 10:24 PM -0400 on 10/19/99, Dan Geer wrote:


> What is it about wanting to change the instantaneous & electronic world
> that generates this sort of time & paper hazing ritual?

The lack of bearer microcash? :-).

Once again, the cobbler's children have no shoes...

Cheers,
RAH

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