1995-09-25 - Re: Netscape for Linux?

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From: “Perry E. Metzger” <perry@piermont.com>
To: jsw@neon.netscape.com (Jeff Weinstein)
Message Hash: 4a3b62e998f4fb81da70b675994cb37820ca43e9fed3b2f5429859bee3f4a3ae
Message ID: <199509251135.HAA13693@frankenstein.piermont.com>
Reply To: <445hej$h03@tera.mcom.com>
UTC Datetime: 1995-09-25 17:19:57 UTC
Raw Date: Mon, 25 Sep 95 10:19:57 PDT

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From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 95 10:19:57 PDT
To: jsw@neon.netscape.com (Jeff Weinstein)
Subject: Re: Netscape for Linux?
In-Reply-To: <445hej$h03@tera.mcom.com>
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Jeff Weinstein writes:
> > ... would be nice if we could get 128 bit keys, though ... (hint,
> > hint).
> 
> We are working this issue with the government.  As soon as we can
> make it available for download we will.

In other words, we will never see it in our lifetimes -- the
bureaucreeps aren't known for promoting the spread of strong crypto.

By the by, are you guys going to be taking any action vis a vis the
discovery of weak keys in RC4?

Perry





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