From: John Anonymous MacDonald <remailer@cypherpunks.ca>
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 1996 17:04:12 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: $10K offer if you can break the code
Message-ID: <199608170652.XAA06550@abraham.cs.berkeley.edu>
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Hello!

On 16 Aug 96 at 18:04, Mike wrote:

> Don't cash the check yet.  It's security by obscurity using the
> highest quality "unpublished algorithms" and up to a 48 byte
> key phrase.  

In Hong Kong, the Chinaman has the perfect way to describe
a situation like this. He will say, "Hey friend, a roach this 
big won't simply jump in the streets for you to catch."
 
> He's only willing to send out the free version by return snail 
> mail - no Net access...Snip..snip....  

The guys behind PGPn123 tried the same snail mail stuff 
recently. The response was so bad they gave up after a while.

Anyway, let's see what will happen in this case, but it's 
truly pathetic and ironic to think of snail mail in this 
cyberonic age.

Later...

Roach