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This list is the first place I'd seen references to DC-NETS; thanks for the glossary posting explaining what the term is. Is there a published paper on them, or somewhere else I can get info on the algorithms involved? On a related note, is there a "crypto anarchy reading list" or bibliography that anyone has collected, for further delving into the terms brought up? I suspect many of the better references would only be available in electronic form, but they should still be listed...

_Mark_ <eichin@athena.mit.edu> MIT Student Information Processing Board Cygnus Support <eichin@cygnus.com>

The article I posted, and the article Hal Finney posted, contains references to the original DC-Net paper. It was in the Journal of Cryptology, Volume I, Number 1. Only a very large university library will carry it. (My nearest university, UC Santa Cruz, does _not_. I subscribed for a while, because of attending the Crypto '88 conference, and so I was able to include this seminal paper in the Xeroxed handout for the attendees at our first Cypherpunks meeting. I regret that I cannot mail anymore copies to people. If you are really interested in DC-Nets, read the posted articles first and then you'll surely find a way to get the journal articles.) The standard sources for modrern crypto are the proceedings each year of the "Crypto" and "EuroCrypt" conferences. Also, at least half a dozen good books have been written, some of which have been mentioned in earlier postings. And Fen Le Balme posted his won search list a few weeks ago. At some point an FAQ and bibliography list will exist (I am not maintaing the FAQ or the bibio, though). Here's a typical reference: 16. CRYPTO '91 (1991 : University of California, Santa Barbara) Advances in cryptology--CRYPTO '91 : proceedings / J. Feigenbaum (ed.). Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, c1992. Series title: Lecture notes in computer science ; 576. UCB Engin QA76.9.A25 C79 1991 UCD Phys Sci QA267.A1 L43 no.576 UCI Main Lib QA76.9.A25 C79 1991 UCLA Engr/Math QA 76.9 A25 C79 1991 UCR Rivera QA76.9.A25 C79 1991 UCSB Library QA76.9.A25 C79 1991 Sci-Engrg UCSC Science QA76.9.A25C79 1991 UCSD S & E QA76.9.A25 C79 1991 The books in the "QA76.9.A25" section (Library of Congress numbering of course) will provide pointers. Sadly, there are no "Neat Crypto Ideas for the Casually Interested" books. Some of us have debated writing such a book for Loompanics Press. --Tim May -- .......................................................................... Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay@netcom.com | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero 408-688-5409 | knowledge, reputations, information markets, W.A.S.T.E.: Aptos, CA | black markets, collapse of governments. Higher Power: 2^756839 | PGP Public Key: by arrangement.