June 1997 / Inbox

The Blue Box	"Rhapsody with Blue" (April Bits) was clear, insightful, concise, and technologically literate.
What Might Have Been	I entirely disagree with the idea that Apple had to choose between acquiring Next and becoming a software company ("Apple's Opening Move," March Editorial).
Java Unveiled	Am I the only one thinking that the new emperor, Java, is wearing no clothes?
Behind the Numbers	I was amazed to see the costs quoted for PC ownership in the text box "Thin Clients: Behind the Numbers" that ran with the April cover story.
Another View	Windows 95 is a black hole into which we throw support time.
No 40-bit PGP	In "Encryption for a Small Planet" (March), Thom Stark wrote that Pretty Good Privacy, Inc., is "producing 40-bit exportable and 128-bit domestic versions of its Viacrypt commercial PGP product line.
Moore vs. Crypto	In "Encryption for a Small Planet" (March), Thom Stark neglects to mention the effect of Moore's law on data security.
Lame Review?	Russell Kay's review of our CD-ROM, "Java Security: Managing the Risks" (April Bits), accuses us of offering lame advice to Java users concerned about security.
No Transfer	Can you generate a certificate on one platform, send in the certificate request, and expect to be able to successfully install and use the certificate on a totally different platform?
POPped Pine	A letter in the March Inbox ("Pine Came First") states that Pine works with POP.
Fix	In "Digital IDs" (March Web Project), we said that any Web server to which you connect can request cookies other than the ones it deposited.

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