From: Matthew J Ghio <mg5n+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 94 15:13:11 PST
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"Perry E. Metzger" <pmetzger@lehman.com> wrote:

> Given how easy it is to code up an IDEA or mixed IDEA/DES
> multround beast, I see no real advantage to trying to build
> my own, and lots of disadvantages. 

The program was designed to accept improvements in the encryption
transparently, so I did plan ahead. :)  I can add encryption algorythms,
and have the software accept addresses of both the old and new ciphers. 
I didn't happen to have any DES/IDEA code handy when I was programming
it, so I just used what I had.  Since several people have expressed
concern about the encryption, I will add another encryption layer
consisting of either DES or IDEA.