Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!news.quux.org!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Rich Newsgroups: sci.crypt Subject: Re: The lost key Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2025 16:05:19 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 40 Message-ID: References: <1813d36bbf.1743292001@ejjjn.mw> <406894c176.1743293683@lmhhi.zx> Injection-Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2025 18:05:20 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="9cb6b6ad66934156840598f936e441db"; logging-data="1916850"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/HzAatNkHiSx7Gp7H6XyTK" User-Agent: tin/2.6.1-20211226 ("Convalmore") (Linux/5.15.139 (x86_64)) Cancel-Lock: sha1:63QUBU047o0vv4XLFsMmIA562pY= Bytes: 2068 Chris M. Thomasson wrote: > On 3/29/2025 9:30 PM, Rich wrote: >> Chris M. Thomasson wrote: >>> On 3/29/2025 5:14 PM, Mini Mailer wrote: >>>> h|PPj3x9 nEQLbsJ7g >>>> iAQQk4y! oFRMfnrV_s >>>> uMccw*!= 0Rdmo48h;4 >>>> 6Yoo8~=? $Np577i:5 >>> >>> [...] >>> >>> For some reason on my version of SCOS2 I get: >>> >>> h|PPj3x9 nEQLbsJ7g >>> #include >>> iAQQk4y! oFRMfnrV_s >>> >>> [...] >>> >>> So, something odd is occurring. Not quite sure yet. >> >> This /implies/ your SCOS2 decoder is not quite yet fully SCOS2 >> compliant. > > Hey now. When I paste the ciphertext it works like a charm: > > #include > #include > #include > #include > > [...] > > Perfect. When I paste it directly into the command shell it messes > things up. > > Well, shit happens! :^) No, you have now /discovered/ that "the command shell" interprets some characters itself, and not passing them through to the command.