From: dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM)
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 1996 21:30:15 -0800 (PST)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: IPG Algorith Broken!
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paul@fatmans.demon.co.uk writes:

>
> >      The algorythm cannot be considered secure until it has been
> > peer-reviewed. They refuse to release the algorythm for review, simply sayi
> > that "you can't break the code" therefore "it is secure".
>
> This isn`t strictly true. Don Wood (spit) has actually released the
> algorithm details for review.

What did poor Don Wood do to deserve the (spit) after his name? Is he a liar
and a content-based plug-puller, like John Gilmore (spit)? Is he an ignorant
pseudo-cryptoid like Paul "Brute Force Attack on One-Time Pad" Bradley (spit)?

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Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM
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