On 9/8/16 7:17 PM, Steve Kinney wrote: > On 09/08/2016 10:03 PM, Mirimir wrote: > > On 09/08/2016 07:39 PM, Steve Kinney wrote: > >> On 09/05/2016 12:15 PM, Александр wrote: > > > >> Well that's odd. I wonder what it's about? Splitting the list > >> into what? Two with different themes? One Moderated and one > >> Unmoderated? > > > There are many lists out there for stuff that Александр and Zenaan > > are posting. It's not that cypherpunk is apolitical. Rather, it's > > that stuff which simply bashes one side or the other, but has no > > particular connection to crypto and its social/economic/political > > role/potential is just plainly off-topic. > > Sounds right to me. +1 > > - From my own posting history it's clear that I don't mind pushing > content that addresses the methods of practical politics, and some of > the theory behind same. The connection of this to crypto etc. is that > it illustrates contexts in which crypto (and by extension pretty much > all network security considerations) can be productively used to > support political means and ends. Hence relevant to threat models, > product designs, education and support activities for crypto-centric > applications. > > So far I'm not getting flamed for that. +1 > > >> If the latter, that's a perilous course. One sees a lot of > >> "twin" lists and such that are one sterile and stereotyped, the > >> other totally overrun with tards. Because once upon a time, half > >> or more of the people on the original list who took an interest > >> in keeping it alive /without/ censorship bailed, and those who > >> stayed behind were gradually overwhelmed. > > > There's no need to do anything with the cypherpunks list. If > > people object to off-topic crap, they can say so. If people object > > to being criticized for posting off-topic crap, they can deal with > > it or leave. That's just how unmoderated lists work. > > Also sounds right to me. Don't let's pretend we can't do it - some of > the subscribers on this list are veterans of USENET.
Yes, for years, especially early on before the Web. I setup and ran uucp links for email too. I even engineered a satellite uplink/downlink over satellite channels normally used for fax transmission. LIG stands for "The Local Internet Gateway" company. > > "Cypherpunks of the world unite - You have nothing to lose but your > barbed wire!" > > ;o) > sdw
