'Punks, Just curious as to what would (or will eventually) happen when a shortcut to factoring large numbers is discovered? Do we revert to older less secure conventions or am I missing something? --Matt ______________________________________________________________________________ In defense of liberty, encrypt for all purposes, civil and professional. In defense of privacy, encrypt all correspondence, personal and professional. In defense of sanity, do not encrypt your dry cleaning invoice! ++++++++--------mjmiski@macc.wisc.edu (c)1993