From: rishab@dxm.ernet.in
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 94 12:15:35 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: PGP 2.6 hoax by Sternlight
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Vincent.Cate@FURMINT.NECTAR.CS.CMU.EDU:
> The pgp26-RSAREF_3.0_beta.tar.gz file is not real.  From some other
> post, it seems this came from the site in Italy that I mentioned awhile
> back.  They have removed the file from there.  It is a lot of bytes
> for a joke.  It should probably be removed from soda too.
> ...
> [Sternlight ASCII art]

I was surprised to see that this file was owned by "strnlght" on the Italian
site. Anyway, the file has been removed from the Italian site, and its
replacement, pgp26.zip, is real. (I haven't checked the sig, but the contents
seem ok, at least ;-)



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