1994-09-17 - RC4 article in Saturday (Sept 17) New York Times

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From: pjm@gasco.com (Patrick J. May)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1994-09-17 17:02:29 UTC
Raw Date: Sat, 17 Sep 94 10:02:29 PDT

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From: pjm@gasco.com (Patrick J. May)
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 94 10:02:29 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: RC4 article in Saturday (Sept 17) New York Times
In-Reply-To: <9409170456.AA16046@merckx.UUCP>
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Matt Blaze writes:
 > the Saturday NY Times (page 37), "A secret computer code is out -- Key
 > to data security appears on internet".
[ . . . ]
 > Bidzos speculated that
 > the NSA could revoke RC4's export status as a result of the
 > disclosure.

"Since this algorithm has been released world-wide, we will not allow
you to export it."

Man, these guys make my head hurt.

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                                A contract programmer is always intense.
Patrick May
pjm@gasco.com (public key available from servers)

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