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Path: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> Newsgroups: sci.crypt Subject: Re: 43 18 Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2025 18:55:33 +0100 Organization: Fix this later Lines: 42 Message-ID: <vsc0il$21ukk$1@dont-email.me> References: <3c5bd85818.1743323527@gqvve.zu> <2fb735d0fd.1743325433@mqpbr.uq> <8c0cb3620f.1743326600@zbeta.zg> <vsb9op$digq$3@dont-email.me> <dec2b0b989.1743344531@pyuaw.ju> <vsbokk$1p5rn$1@dont-email.me> <cfa30ceeac.1743352750@firor.rv> <vsbt2d$1uci3$1@dont-email.me> <4e6722aad3.1743355550@olgvm.ta> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2025 19:55:33 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="84165c791846c88b374e1caf8ab89e40"; logging-data="2161300"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX197VIAFA5fLvZQACWw5bLlLPrMVx0wO7BgRpHsTg84a3Q==" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:CvqRRdDuQMtco4Oj+xmjEB35WZI= Content-Language: en-GB In-Reply-To: <4e6722aad3.1743355550@olgvm.ta> On 30/03/2025 18:25, Mini Mailer wrote: > Rich wrote: >> 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. > > Mind your own business. This is a public discussion in a public newsgroup, so it's as much his business as it is yours or mine. And he's right - you posted an evasion instead of an answer. If you want to be taken seriously, feigning stupidity is not in your best interests. -- Richard Heathfield Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk "Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29 July 1999 Sig line 4 vacant - apply within