[e-gold-list] Re: Let's talk MONEY! (was: Re: US Diplomat resigns

2003-03-05 Thread James M. Ray
At 5:13 PM +0200 3/5/03, Arik Schenkler wrote: ... >We won't. We allow everyone to use the system. We do not know who you are. >As a matter of fact - we do not care who you are!!! I'm amazed that the "HYIP" folks seem to disdain your currency, then, when other currencies do various things to drive

[e-gold-list] Re: Let's talk MONEY! (was: Re: US Diplomat resigns

2003-03-05 Thread Arik Schenkler
Jim shalom, > How would you (or the other anonymous currencies) keep > criminals or terrorists from using your product if it's truly > anonymous? We won't. We allow everyone to use the system. We do not know who you are. As a matter of fact - we do not care who you are!!! How does the Federal Res

[e-gold-list] Re: Let's talk MONEY! (was: Re: US Diplomat resigns

2003-03-05 Thread Joris Bontje
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, Mar 04, 2003 at 05:23:56PM -0500, James M. Ray wrote: > >Why is Lucre project so interesting?! > [cut] > This brings up the point that I really want open-source software > projects to accept e-gold donations, it's a good thing in a number of >

[e-gold-list] Re: Let's talk MONEY! (was: Re: US Diplomat resigns

2003-03-05 Thread Arik Schenkler
Jim shalom, > Anyway, to the extent that currency is cryptography (which it isn't, > but ok) there's a theory that an attacker should be able to know > the source and still not break the system as long as he does not > have the key, so a bit of that may apply. IMO! What do you mean - "know the so

[e-gold-list] Re: Let's talk MONEY! (was: Re: US Diplomat resigns

2003-03-04 Thread James M. Ray
At 11:16 PM +0200 3/4/03, Arik Schenkler wrote: >Jim shalom, > Shalom, Arik. (I probably should have said "Arik's I$ is interesting and always on-topic, too!) :) and ecoin.net's cool, too! And all the others!!" Money Money Money!!! >> The incredibly-interesting Lucrative project, for example, i

[e-gold-list] Re: Let's talk MONEY! (was: Re: US Diplomat resigns

2003-03-04 Thread Arik Schenkler
Jim shalom, > The incredibly-interesting Lucrative project, for example, is on-topic Why is Lucre project so interesting?! What is the benefit of the inability of the issuer to know the code of the currency? What are the risks? I was looking into Lucre and thought of using it. But, I do not see