At 11:52 PM 9/21/98 -0600, Colin Plumb wrote:
Doug, I'd just like to thank you for replying. Even without looking at your description, the fact that you are willing to talk to doubters and admit the limitations of your technique make me a lot more comfortable believing that you have something. You don't fit into either of the two standard types of snake-oil salesmen: The "I can't tell you because it's secret" sort, and the "it's totally unbreakable, cures world hunger and disposes of nuclear waste" sort.
Not that people still don't wonder, but I thought I'd temper the technical grilling I see heating up with some appreciation for the fact that you've already managed a better impression than 95% of the crypto wannabes out there.
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