Re: TLS API discussion

Paul,

  I guess we see the world through diffrent prisims...  Sigh...

Paul E. Hoffman wrote:
> 
> I'd like to propose something in the spirit of cooperative competition and
> the Good Of The Internet: Cyptosoft and Consensus get together off this
> list and see how close you two can get. This may be 0%, this may be 50%,
> this might be 90%. You two clearly have differences, but you also both have
> strong followings.

  There is some merit in this approach.  I would be concerned if some 
sort of reporting mechnisim is not in place as part of procedure,
however.
> 
> Take a week or two, spend a bit of money on trans-Pacific phone bills if
> needed, but see how close you two can get. You probably don't need
> commentary from the rest of us, at least at this point, until you come back
> with some results. Even "we couldn't get anywhere because xxx" would be
> useful information for the rest of us. We promise to stay out of your hair
> until we hear from you.
> 
> I believe that the two of you probably can work much of this out quickly,
> and then we can then help on the last bits. Starting with a blank sheet in
> this group or in the TLS WG is probably a bad way to get going; having the
> creators of two popular implementations is probably a very good way to get
> going. A little time spent on this now could save each of you (and the rest
> of us!) lots of time in the future.

  Ok not a bad idea, but you leave out the rest of the WORLD and other 
solutions that may have a great deal to offer.
> 
> --Paul E. Hoffman, Director
> --Internet Mail Consortium

Regards,
-- 
Jeffrey A. Williams
DIR. Internet Network Eng/SR. Java Development Eng.
Information Eng. Group. 
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