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From: Rich <rich@example.invalid>
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Subject: Re: 43 18
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2025 16:55:41 -0000 (UTC)
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Mini Mailer <bounce.me@mini.mailer.msg> wrote:
> Richard Heathfield wrote:
>> On 30/03/2025 15:22, Mini Mailer wrote:
>> > Richard Heathfield wrote:
>> > > On 30/03/2025 10:23, Mini Mailer wrote:
>> > > > 7TIF7LwSWzkdecLlTj8wu84q3TTxA7D5/xcwH3HJZjkkLbMsTjUvwrM72TEF9LEHDT/P7I/WFdH=
>> > > 
>> > > They are different programs with different purposes, so there's not much
>> > > point in comparing them. For example, SCOS2 was designed to encrypt
>> > > *only* printable ASCII, a restriction that in the quest for
>> > > internationalisation your program completely overlooks... and that's
>> > > fine, because they are different programs with different purposes. Your
>> > > program also adds a layer of difficulty to ciphertext-only attacks,
>> > > whereas SCOS2 was designed to be easy to attack. And that too is fine;
>> > > they are different programs with different purposes.
>> > > 
>> > 
>> > Well, their purposes should be the same
>> 
>> Why?
>> 
> I said: ..., posting encoded messages to Usenet.

That's not an answer to the question.