Adam Shostack <adam@homeport.org> writes:

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I just got a review copy of the new (1996) ed. of Kahn's The Codebreakers from my local used bookstore. Its a little disapointing, ... & DH. Nothing on Cypherpunks, little on how privacy can be enhanced. The above was stripped from a reply made by Dr Dimitri Vulis.

I have just one question, was the copy that you purchased hardcopy or paperback? I found the paperback in a school library and found that it said that the technical portion had been abridged to save space, (and money). I cannot say that I read the whole text, only the first half chapter and then some skipping around trying to find the RSA algorthim. I later found it in a periodical to which I am subscribed.