[4429] in cryptography@c2.net mail archive
Re: Neal Stephenson's "Cryptonomicon"
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John Gilmore)
Fri Apr 2 00:57:03 1999
To: cryptography@c2.net, gnu@toad.com
In-reply-to: <4.1.19990401191516.00994e00@mail2.io.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 21:07:14 -0800
From: John Gilmore <gnu@toad.com>
The novel is quite fun. It's full of cypherpunks, both modern and
WW2-era. The main characters are doing confusion operations to
cover up for Enigma-reading gaffes, and setting up a fully
encrypted data haven in an island nation. You'll recognize several
characters, though you might not be sure exactly who they are.
It'll keep your interest for days -- it's a huge book. Take it
along on your Spring Break...
John
