One for the Good Guys

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Well McAffe has reluctantly pulled out of KRAP.

http://www.pgp.com/newsroom/na-kra.cgi

- From the wording of the press release they still are unwilling to admit
the error of their ways but at least they have realized the fallout from
being associated with such an orginization.

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William Geiger <whgiii@invweb.net> writes:
> Well McAffe has reluctantly pulled out of KRAP.
> 
> http://www.pgp.com/newsroom/na-kra.cgi

Well here it is, as it's pretty short:

Sounds like good news to me.

: Network Associates Withdraws from Key Recovery Alliance
: 
: Network Associates made the decision today to withdraw from the Key
: Recovery Alliance. The decision to withdraw has been made based on the
: acquisition of Pretty Good Privacy, Inc. (PGP), announced on December
: 1.
: 
: Network Associates' decision to buy PGP was based on a commitment to
: PGP's product line and the deployment of strong cryptography.
: 
: NAI believes that although the Key Recovery Alliance is not in itself
: a political organization, membership in it has unintended political
: consequences that outweigh any technical benefits we may receive.

Adam

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    as I heard the story, NA was not really aware they were in KRAP; seems
    like a marketing type (no brains as first requirement) signed them
    up at the inception --however, they never made formal signed application;   
    and, they never paid their dues. rest as follows....  and it does not
    make me trust PGP 5+ anymore than I ever did. PGP 5.5 may not endorse
    KRAP and he rest of that nonsense, but it sure has the hooks for it.

        attila

on or about 971207:1245, in <199712071245.MAA01821@server.test.net>, 
    Adam Back <aba@dcs.ex.ac.uk> was purported to have 
    expostulated to perpetuate an opinion:

>William Geiger <whgiii@invweb.net> writes:
>> Well McAffe has reluctantly pulled out of KRAP.
>> 
>> http://www.pgp.com/newsroom/na-kra.cgi

>Well here it is, as it's pretty short:

>Sounds like good news to me.

>: Network Associates Withdraws from Key Recovery Alliance
>: 
>: Network Associates made the decision today to withdraw from the Key
>: Recovery Alliance. The decision to withdraw has been made based on the
>: acquisition of Pretty Good Privacy, Inc. (PGP), announced on December
>: 1.
>: 
>: Network Associates' decision to buy PGP was based on a commitment to
>: PGP's product line and the deployment of strong cryptography.
>: 
>: NAI believes that although the Key Recovery Alliance is not in itself
>: a political organization, membership in it has unintended political
>: consequences that outweigh any technical benefits we may receive.

>Adam

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