On Fri, 23 Aug 1996 08:25:42 -0400, Scottauge@aol.com wrote:
The point is that if you took two novels by the same author and completely sorted them alphabetically they'd be almost the same.
The examples cited did this by word, not by message as your stating.
So a block of PGP encrypted ascii-armored (i.e. 8=>7-bit encoding) wouldn't affect the frequency counts? Tell me, how long have you been on your current medications?
I was talking about the algorithm as given, not PGP.
I was just trying to point out that almost any email over a given size is going to not only have nearly-infinite decode possibilities but also have somewhat altered letter-frequency tables owing to all the software-added garbage.
That's the point!! IT'S A JOKE!!! You know, "hahaha - very funny"? Not a serious proposal?
I know! But at least it is relevent to the group! How many points of attack have you seen on here? How many techniques have shown up here?
So far, 1. And true, it is probably the most "on-topic" we've been in weeks... <g>
My apologies to the fella I called a troll. It was uncalled for - lacking in social skills.
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