Mark M. Writes:
It's quite obvious from the context of the post what the original poster was asking. You're just being a smart-ass. Your nonsense post is the kind of thing that most 5th graders would find immature. Grow up.
Every once in a while, this list receives a burst of inquiries which... A. Are clearly explained in a number of widely available FAQs which one would hope people interested in cryptography would have bothered to read. B. Request information which reasonable persons might better obtain by using, or learning to use, various commonly available Net grepping tools. If the Nth such inquiry in a given week is not always responded to with complete and utter seriousness, that is something you and others of your ilk will just have to deal with. This is Cypherpunks. It is not "Unix hacking hints", "Introduction to Cryptography", nor "Fun With Batteries and Wire." Everyone with an interest in the topics covered by this list is welcome here, but let's keep the "What is DES?" questions out of the feed from the list server. This is, of course, merely the opinion of one person, and may be agreed with or ignored as others see fit. -- Mike Duvos $ PGP 2.6 Public Key available $ mpd@netcom.com $ via Finger. $