From: ichudov@algebra.com (Igor Chudov @ home)
Date: Sat, 30 Nov 1996 10:26:03 -0800 (PST)
To: wichita@cyberstation.net
Subject: Re: IPG Algorith Broken!u
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wichita@cyberstation.net wrote:
> On , 25 Nov 1996 paul@fatbrain.demon.co.uk wrote:
> > > > Ahh... an OTP isn't unbreakable.  Its just so encredibly breakable that
> > > > you never know which break was the correct one ;)
> > > 
> > > Note that Schneier says "perfect", not "unbreakable".
> > 
> 
> More gobbledegook about nothing. Yes it is perfect and yes it is
> unbreakable!

Don, please look at my message that analyzes your algorithm in some
detail. I think that your algorithm is far from perfect because, among
other things, your system would leave about 1 out of 7 characters
unencrypted, and also because your A(JV) are not as good as you claim 
them to be.

	- Igor.