From: collsc@snowbird.aud.alcatel.com (Scott Collins)
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 94 11:51:03 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: LEAF forgery
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[Matt's wonderful LEAF forgery hack deleted]

> Matt Blaze should be commended for finding such a big hole. As with
> most such ideas, its obvious in retrospect but took some good thought
> to come up with in the first place.
> 

Indeed.  Is he now working furiously on a fix for this "big hole" which
he can then patent and refuse to license to Big Brother?

> Let me say also that the NSA should feel highly embarassed. They
> fucked up big time. My terror of them from a few days ago when we
> heard the Russian Coup intercept story has lessened. Even if they are
> years ahead of us, they are still human.
> 

This is true, although difficult to remember sometimes.

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