On Wed, 25 May 1994, Lefty wrote:
What if (the cypherpunk community) comes out with a secure program that doesn't rely on RSAREF? Can it be done?
Bizdos and gang will _still_ hold the patent on RSA-style public key encryption. What you're suggesting is, in essence, exactly what Phil Zimmerman did with PGP 1.0.
Ah, ok. I wasn't sure if the patent covered just the use of the algorithm or also the use of public-key-like systems. As I said, I am most likely completely wrong :-) ____ Robert A. Hayden <=> hayden@krypton.mankato.msus.edu \ /__ -=-=-=-=- <=> -=-=-=-=- \/ / Finger for Geek Code Info <=> Political Correctness is \/ Finger for PGP Public Key <=> P.C. for "Thought Police" -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- (GEEK CODE 1.0.1) GAT d- -p+(---) c++(++++) l++ u++ e+/* m++(*)@ s-/++ n-(---) h+(*) f+ g+ w++ t++ r++ y+(*)