From: Alan Olsen <alano@teleport.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Mar 1996 23:16:42 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Cryptanalysis
Message-ID: <2.2.32.19960302074457.008c6a08@mail.teleport.com>
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At 11:11 PM 3/1/96 -0800, Timothy C. May wrote:
>At 6:52 AM 3/2/96, Alan Olsen wrote:
>
>>The author has failed to call me back.  I do have some serious concerns
>>about the code.  (There is not a single XOR used, except to clear
>>registers!)  I am starting to suspect that it is based on a mathematical
>>progression based on the numbers 40, 28, 36.  I need to spend a bit of time
>                                  ^^^^^^^^^^
>Ah, note that the magic key, 42, is not included. Coincidence, or stupidity?

Actually it is an obscure reference to a movie called "Our Man Flint".  It
was the basis of the code used in the movie.

>Alan, there is not enough time in the universe to waste it on those who
>will not learn even the basics. The "author," who I had understood to be a
>friend of yours (though apparently a more distant relationship is
>involved), is apparently developing something John Dee would have been
>proud of.

He is more aquaintence than friend...  Someone who is a close friend asked
me to get involved.

As for the other reasons for asking for the references, it is more a matter
of personal curiosity.

I expect his project to fail anyways for reasons i have already stated...
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