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From: “ET” <emergent@eval-apply.com>
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From: "ET" <emergent@eval-apply.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 1997 08:16:47 +0800
To: <cypherpunks@toad.com>
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I caught the Headline News mention of the DES crack and it
unfortunately put the wrong spin on things.

I can't remember it word for word, but it went like this:
"If you're going to decrypt financial transactions you'd better
be prepared to get 1000 computers and spend 3 months on
the project."

The report was delivered with a hint of a smile, as if to suggest
that the time and resources might have been better spent.

*Sigh*

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