From: Jim Choate <ravage@EINSTEIN.ssz.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1998 22:08:53 +0800
To: cypherpunks@EINSTEIN.ssz.com (Cypherpunks Distributed Remailer)
Subject: Cryptography Study Group - Palo Alto (fwd)
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> Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1998 22:45:42 -0800
> From: John Cutler <jcutler@via.net>
> Subject: Cryptography Study Group - Palo Alto

> A Palo Alto-centered cryptography study group has been been formed.
> Our first project is to read Schneier's "Applied Cryptography."  We
> meet a couple times each week to go over assigned reading and to play
> with ideas about cryptography.  While the current participants all
> have a professional interest in the field, we are loosely organized.
> Readings are decided at the previous meeting giving us the flexibility
> to explore particular ideas in depth.
> 
> Please contact me if you would like to join us.

This is a GREAT! idea John.

If you don't object, and since Austin Cypherpunks are dead dead dead, I
believe I'll start something similar.

I think the approach I'll use is a bit different in that I'm going to ask
participants to read say the first chapter and get together over some period
and actualy write a program (probably in Perl) that impliments the topic(s)
under discussion. If it were to meet say every other week for two hours they
should be able to go through a chapter every couple of months or so.

Now I've got to find a place suitable....:)


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