From: Bruce Schneier <schneier@counterpane.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 10:33:43 +0800
To: Alan Olsen <coderpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Dr. Dobbs Cryptography and Security CD-ROM
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I've been working on this one.  It looks like a really great deal.

The cost should be reasonable.  And I hope nobody posts the text, or the
publishers won't ever do it again.

At 12:56 PM -0500 6/29/97, Alan Olsen wrote:
>While reading the latest issue of Dr. Dobbs, I found something of interest...
>
>Dr. Dobbs Essential Books on Cryptography and Security CD-ROM
>Price $99.95
>
>Includes the following books:
>
>-- Applied Cryptology, Cryptographic Protocols, and Computer Security
>Models by Richard Demillo
>
>-- Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C,
>Second Edition by Bruce Schneier
>
>-- Contemporary Cryptology: The Science of Information Integrity edited by
>Gustavus J. Simmons
>
>-- Cryptography and Data Security by Dourthy Denning
>
>-- Cryptography: A New Dimension in Computer Data Security by Carl Meyer
>
>-- Cryptography: Theory and Practice by Douglas Stinson
>
>-- Handbook of Applied Cryptography by Paul C. Van Oorschot, Scott A.
>Vanstone, and Alfred Menezes
>
>-- Military Cryptanalysis, Volumes I-IV by William Friedman
>
>-- "RSA Laboratories FAQ on Cryptography," "RSA Labratories Technical
>Reports," "RSA Laboratories Security Bullitens," and "CryptoBytes Newsletter".
>
>The CD-ROM also boasts having a search engine.  (No indication as to what
>OS.  Probably Wintel only.)
>
>It is supposed to be shipping in July.
>
>It is only available to US customers.
>
>Phone orders: 1-800-992-0549
>E-mail: orders@mfi.com
>Fax: 913-841-2624
>
>Mail:
>  Dr. Dobbs CD-ROM Library
>  1601 West 23rd St, Ste. 200
>  Lawrence, KS 66046-2703
>
>[Disclaimer: I have nothing to do with Dr. Dobbs other than being a
>subscriber.]
>
>I plan on getting it as it has at least one book I have been planning on
>buying that costs about what the CD-ROM runs...  I will tell people how
>good it is when I get it.

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