On Cypherpunks, fc@all.net (Dr. Frederick B. Cohen) said:
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Strange, Dr Fred, this isn't the 'actual text' I saw quoted in RISKS Digest - did you 'fix' it so that it was a bit more credible?
Dr Fred's paragraph:
FBC> 100% wrong - he was an insider, he had a great deal of assitance, FBC> he had cryptographic devices and keys, and he had special insider FBC> knowledge. If he was an Air Force captain, he could not have been FBC> all that young. Whizzkids are usually considered teenagers. FBC> Anyone know of any teenaged AF captains these days?
RISKS Digest's paragraph:
RISKS> 100% wrong - he was an insider, he had a great deal of RISKS> assistance, he had cryptographic devices and keys, and he had RISKS> special insider knowledge. If he was a Navy captain, he could RISKS> not have been all that young. Whizzkids are usually considered RISKS> teenagers. Anyone know of any teenaged Navy captains?
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