From: daw@cs.berkeley.edu (David Wagner)
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 1996 18:06:24 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: why compression doesn't perfectly even out entropy
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In article <199604182255.PAA13373@jobe.shell.portal.com>,
Hal  <hfinney@shell.portal.com> wrote:
> So I think the lesson is that there is only one way to estimate entropy,
> and that is to study your source.  I have to agree with Perry that this
> filtering concept is not the way to go.  It is a red herring that lures
> you in the direction of automatic entropy estimation, and that is really
> not safe.

Excellent point!  Very nicely put.

You've convinced me: I was looking at the problem the wrong way.
Thanks for correcting & educating me...

Appreciative of the "signal",
-- Dave Wagner