From: Erle Greer <vagab0nd@sd.cybernex.net>
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 1996 18:12:04 +0800
To: "Mark M." <trollins@interactive.visa.com
Subject: Re: Elliptic Curve Y**2 = x**3 + a * x**2 + b
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At 12:18 AM 8/30/96 -0400, you wrote:
>On Thu, 29 Aug 1996, Erle Greer wrote:
>
>> This has what to do with CP?
>
>Elliptic curves have plenty to do with cryptography.  A web search should
>turn up some useful information.  It's really quite fascinating if you can get
>past some of the heavy math.  A tad more relevant to cpunks than black
>helicopters, conspiracy theories, and such. 
>
>- -- Mark
>
Sorry, I guessed I jumped the gun.  I hate off-topic subjects that make this
list so huge.  Some of the off-topics indeed are interesting, but aren't
relevant.  My apologies to you, Tom.