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  1. Xref: sparky alt.security:5193 sci.crypt:5994 talk.politics.guns:25535 talk.politics.misc:65028 alt.security.pgp:345
  2. Newsgroups: alt.security,sci.crypt,talk.politics.guns,talk.politics.misc,alt.security.pgp
  3. Path: sparky!uunet!spool.mu.edu!umn.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!strnlght
  4. From: strnlght@netcom.com (David Sternlight)
  5. Subject: Re: PGP as a World Standard
  6. Message-ID: <1992Dec21.184309.23883@netcom.com>
  7. Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
  8. References: <bontchev.724692029@fbihh> <1992Dec18.202205.16233@netcom.com> <bontchev.724928615@fbihh>
  9. Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 18:43:09 GMT
  10. Lines: 16
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  12.  
  13. Vesselin Bontchev says he accepts the law professor's partisan
  14. statement of opinion without considering my counter-arguments
  15. because he is a lawyer and I am not.
  16.  
  17. Since the professor's message clearly is mostly opinion, and
  18. by his language he reveals partisanship at the end, I suggest
  19. that Vesselin's position is a straight appeal to authority,
  20. without considering the substance.
  21.  
  22. That seems very odd to me, given that most of those arguing against my
  23. position explicitly reject authority when it doesn't suit their
  24. arguments.
  25.  
  26. David
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