On Sat, 11 May 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Another interesting application is controlled traceability --
> Andy wants to be able to prove he paid Betty, but he does not want
> third parties to be able to prove he paid Betty.
Who is Andy going to 'prove' it to then, other than Betty? And Betty
already knows (assuming no accident or such). Nobody that's who, because
Andy doesn't want 3rd parties involved. 'Proof' is -only- useful if there
is a 3rd party involved who has some authority or 'actionable ability' to
enforce what -should- have happened; otherwise there is no reason to
'prove' anything.
Pointless exercise that.
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