1992-12-14 - Re: Random numbers
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From: yanek@novavax.nova.edu (Yanek Martinson)
To: dclunie@pax.tpa.com.AU (David Clunie)
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UTC Datetime: 1992-12-14 00:39:37 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 13 Dec 92 16:39:37 PST
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From: yanek@novavax.nova.edu (Yanek Martinson)
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 92 16:39:37 PST
To: dclunie@pax.tpa.com.AU (David Clunie)
Subject: Re: Random numbers
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> It would seem to me that someone somewhere should produce a "random
> number server" available via a well-known internet port number. Some
> natural phenomenon not readily available to all could be used to generate
> such numbers and one could just connect and ask for a number. It would be
I would not trust someone to generate random numbers for me. For all
you know, they may be recording the date, time, and who is requesting
the number, and selling the information to the highest bidder (guess who?).
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- 1992-12-14 (Sun, 13 Dec 92 16:09:59 PST) - Re: Random numbers - dclunie@pax.tpa.com.AU (David Clunie)
- 1992-12-14 (Sun, 13 Dec 92 16:39:37 PST) - Re: Random numbers - yanek@novavax.nova.edu (Yanek Martinson)
- 1992-12-14 (Sun, 13 Dec 92 18:29:13 PST) - Re: Random numbers (and big primes, too!) - tcmay@netcom.com (Timothy C. May)