At 7:33 PM -0400 7/21/00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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>I recently became aware that there is/was a seattle chapter of
>Cypherpunks. Im moving to Seattle in about two weeks and Id like to know
>if the group is still active somewhere in town. The listserv for the group
>was being hosted at netcom but appears to be dead. Any info is
>appreciated.
>
Given that it's never been discussed here on the main list, it likely
was never very active.
In the early years, there were three main sites: the Bay Area, of
course, Cambridge, MA, and Washington, D.C./Northern Virginia. There
was also a small group meeting irregularly in the L.A. area, circa
1993-4.
By the mid-90s, Austin was active, and remains active.
Though several list members were/are in the Seattle area, including
Matt Thomlinson and Wei Dei, IIRC, this is the first I've heard that
there was a Seattle Cypherpunks list.
Your best hope is to start holding parties/meetings/gatherings at
coffee houses (I hear they have coffee houses in Seattle).
By the way, "toad.com" has not been a main address for Cypherpunks
for several years. It is "disfavored" as a list address by its owner,
who asked us to leave, and by most on the other main lists. It was a
great site in its day, but fell prey to filtering by its owners and
by spam. So you can start your journey by getting on one of the main
lists.
--Tim May
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