1994-07-09 - Re: (fwd) Re: BSD random() - any good (source included)

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From: Eli Brandt <ebrandt@jarthur.cs.hmc.edu>
To: cypherpunks list <cypherpunks@toad.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1994-07-09 18:22:57 UTC
Raw Date: Sat, 9 Jul 94 11:22:57 PDT

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From: Eli Brandt <ebrandt@jarthur.cs.hmc.edu>
Date: Sat, 9 Jul 94 11:22:57 PDT
To: cypherpunks list <cypherpunks@toad.com>
Subject: Re: (fwd) Re: BSD random() - any good (source included)
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> From: Jim choate <ravage@bga.com>
> The concept of testing a RNG's stabilty and operating characteristics
> is something which is directly crypto related.

This discussion is going nowhere, so I'll drop it.  I suggest that those
individuals who have only e-mail access use it to tell Jim how much they
appreciate this sort of forward.  If you get less than 12 or 13 positive
responses, perhaps you could give matters a little thought.

   Eli   ebrandt@hmc.edu

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• 1994-07-07 (Thu, 7 Jul 94 16:45:39 PDT) - (fwd) Re: BSD random() - any good (source included) - <an65@vox.hacktic.nl> (Nobody)
  • 1994-07-08 (Thu, 7 Jul 94 17:15:35 PDT) - Re: (fwd) Re: BSD random() - any good (source included) - Michael Handler <grendel@netaxs.com>
    • 1994-07-08 (Fri, 8 Jul 94 06:33:18 PDT) - Re: (fwd) Re: BSD random() - any good (source included) - Jim choate <ravage@bga.com>
      • 1994-07-08 (Fri, 8 Jul 94 10:36:12 PDT) - Re: (fwd) Re: BSD random() - any good (source included) - Michael Handler <grendel@netaxs.com>
      • 1994-07-08 (Fri, 8 Jul 94 11:54:58 PDT) - Re: (fwd) Re: BSD random() - any good (source included) - Eli Brandt <ebrandt@jarthur.cs.hmc.edu>
        • 1994-07-08 (Fri, 8 Jul 94 13:05:57 PDT) - Re: (fwd) Re: BSD random() - any good (source included) - Jim choate <ravage@bga.com>
          • 1994-07-08 (Fri, 8 Jul 94 14:00:41 PDT) - Re: (fwd) Re: BSD random() - any good (source included) - Bill O’Hanlon <wmo@digibd.com>
            • 1994-07-08 (Fri, 8 Jul 94 14:37:51 PDT) - Re: (fwd) Re: BSD random() - any good (source included) - Jim choate <ravage@bga.com>
              • 1994-07-08 (Fri, 8 Jul 94 15:22:35 PDT) - Re: (fwd) Re: BSD random() - any good (source included) - Sandy Sandfort <sandfort@crl.com>
              • 1994-07-09 (Sat, 9 Jul 94 07:17:59 PDT) - Re: (fwd) Re: BSD random() - any good (source included) - “Perry E. Metzger” <perry@imsi.com>
          • 1994-07-08 (Fri, 8 Jul 94 16:01:10 PDT) - Re: (fwd) Re: BSD random() - any good (source included) - Eli Brandt <ebrandt@jarthur.cs.hmc.edu>
            • 1994-07-09 (Sat, 9 Jul 94 08:35:58 PDT) - Re: (fwd) Re: BSD random() - any good (source included) - Jim choate <ravage@bga.com>
              • 1994-07-09 (Sat, 9 Jul 94 10:26:29 PDT) - Trashing the list? What motivates people? - tcmay@netcom.com (Timothy C. May)
                • 1994-07-10 (Sun, 10 Jul 94 08:44:04 PDT) - Re: Trashing the list? What motivates people? - Jim choate <ravage@bga.com>
                  • 1994-07-11 (Sun, 10 Jul 94 18:16:22 PDT) - Re: Trashing the list? What motivates people? - rarachel@prism.poly.edu (Arsen Ray Arachelian)
              • 1994-07-09 (Sat, 9 Jul 94 11:22:57 PDT) - Re: (fwd) Re: BSD random() - any good (source included) - Eli Brandt <ebrandt@jarthur.cs.hmc.edu>