[1383] in cryptography@c2.net mail archive
Re: p.s. -- Re: ASK ToolKit Clarifications
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lucky Green)
Fri Aug 29 15:55:54 1997
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 09:12:23 -0700
To: Myron Lewis <mrlewis@keygen.com>, mrlewis@keygen.com
From: Lucky Green <shamrock@netcom.com>
Cc: Robert Hettinga <rah@shipwright.com>, dpj@world.std.com,
jamesd@echeque.com, cryptography@c2.net, coderpunks@toad.com,
cypherpunks@toad.com, puls@mail.dec.com, dcsb@ai.mit.edu,
gbroiles@c2.net, ptharrison@delphi.com, hal@rain.org, trei@process.com,
geiger@colorado.ccrl.mot.com, frantz@netcom.com
In-Reply-To: <3406D38B.308D@keygen.com>
At 07:50 AM 8/29/97 -0600, Myron Lewis wrote:
>Myron Lewis wrote:
>> I know that the claims we make for the ASK ToolKit(TM) sound a little too
>> good to be true. In fact, someone I have been talking to for a while about
>> other subjects and who I thought respected my views told me that "If it
>> sounds too good to be true, it probably is-- too good to be true. "
>
>I forgot to mention...it can also be used to break PGP encryption.
When making such strong claims, it would behoove the author to provide an
example.
Until such time, the ASK toolkit will be justly regarded as snakeoil.
--Lucky Green <shamrock@netcom.com>
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