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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (ET)
Fri Jun 20 22:02:04 1997
From: "ET" <emergent@eval-apply.com>
To: <cryptography@c2.net>, <cypherpunks@toad.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 20:05:44 -0400
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*
