The p2p-hackers channel was also interesting around the same time. The fact that you have to differentiate between the "old cryptography list" and its newer in

The p2p-hackers channel was also interesting around the same time. The fact that you have to differentiate between the "old cryptography list" and its newer incarnations is sad. I think with each move the list went down hill. It seems half the posts to cryptography are either cc'ed to cpunks and a bunch of other lists or the message is a conference announcement.