From: sameer <sameer@c2.net>
To: emergent@eval-apply.com (ET)
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UTC Datetime: 1997-06-21 02:25:27 UTC
Raw Date: Sat, 21 Jun 1997 10:25:27 +0800
From: sameer <sameer@c2.net>
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 1997 10:25:27 +0800
To: emergent@eval-apply.com (ET)
Subject: Re: Garbled in transmission.
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Not at all surprising, considering the wording of Rocke's
press release.
> I caught the Headline News mention of the DES crack and it
> unfortunately put the wrong spin on things.
>
> I can't remember it word for word, but it went like this:
> "If you're going to decrypt financial transactions you'd better
> be prepared to get 1000 computers and spend 3 months on
> the project."
>
> The report was delivered with a hint of a smile, as if to suggest
> that the time and resources might have been better spent.
>
> *Sigh*
>
>
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