X-Message-Number: 27220
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 10:15:20 -0400
From: Thomas Donaldson <>
Subject: repeat + more of former msg

Hi everyone!

I WILL REPEAT HERE WHAT I SAID IN MY LAST MESSAGE. It's not that I
expect anyone in the 14 October Cryonet (#27209-27219) to have seen
my last message, but that *** as a start only *** I think it best
to adopt a minimal set of standards.

That minimal set of standards would deal not with actual procedures
but with what each society does to make sure its members aren't
defrauded, and secondly the ideas used to allow storage for an 
indefinite future time (ie. how is the money provided by a member
in suspension handled). 

If we could provide a separate organization of full-time people
with all the accounting and medical qualifications required, then
many of the suggestions raised would become quite useful. Perhaps
in the end we will even be able to do that. However I know of no
reason at all to believe that we can do so NOW. Moreover, I will
say that if we make a very simple setup to start with, then we
can grow it later, while if we wait to do anything then we'll
inevitably have to deal with regulation by governments, friendly
or not.

            Best wishes and long long life for all,

               Thomas Donaldson

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