re an open letter to mr clinton in article strnlghtc m cv hx netcom com strnlght netcom com david sternlight writes here s a simple way to convert the clipper proposal to an unexceptionable one make it voluntary that is you get high quality secure nsa classified technology if you agree to escrow your key otherwise you are on your own that s the disturbing part use of other products is voluntary for now and the press releases talk about the white house s unwillingness to decide that citizens have a right to good commercial crypto gear and about how commercial alternatives will be permitted as long as they provide key escrow services that s a clear implication that they re considering banning alternatives additionally use of real alternatives isn t totally legal you re not allowed to export really good crypto equipment except to the government s friends e g the australian government you can only export even bad crypto equipment with their permission and the regulators who control the cellular telephone companies make sure there are only two competitors so joe s garage cellular can t start offering a secure service pray for peace bill bill stewart wcs anchor att com at t bell labs m holmdel nj no i m from new jersey i only work in cyberspace white house commect line fax
