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Fragment of Gavin's private message to Satoshi on the 0.3.20 release thread, asking for bitcoin-list posting permission or the encrypted mailman password. Surviving text only — reply-quote in #260.
Satoshi sketches Bitcoin use cases — reward points, donation tokens, game currency, micropayments, pay-to-send email, trial subscriptions — and asks to CC the thread to bitcoin-list and Cryptography.
Satoshi discusses dynamic IPs, asks permission to CC the conversation to bitcoin-list and the Cryptography mailing list, and envisions Bitcoin use cases including pay-to-send email and micropayments.
Trammell confirms his IP is static, agrees to CC publicly, says he'll join bitcoin-list, reveals he started mining as an investment after Hal Finney's message, and discusses micropayment uptake.
Satoshi CC's his Trammell exchange to bitcoin-list and the Cryptography list, sharing his Bitcoin vision including the famous line 'It might make sense just to get some in case it catches on.'
The COPA v Wright record revealed that Nicholas Bohm — previously known only for a January 2009 bitcoin-list bug report — also exchanged a private series of troubleshooting emails with Satoshi.