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- Path: sparky!uunet!ogicse!verdix!islabs!fasttech!zeke
- From: zeke@fasttech.com (Bohdan Tashchuk)
- Newsgroups: sci.crypt
- Subject: Re: New Encryption Method - a Challenge!
- Message-ID: <1992Nov11.221834.21184@fasttech.com>
- Date: 11 Nov 92 22:18:34 GMT
- Article-I.D.: fasttech.1992Nov11.221834.21184
- References: <n0e07t@ofa123.fidonet.org>
- Organization: Fast Technology
- Lines: 32
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- In <n0e07t@ofa123.fidonet.org> Erik.Lindano@ofa123.fidonet.org writes:
-
- > In my experience in the technical world, I've found that prouncing
- > some idea to be unworthy _ex cathedra_ gathers applause only among
- > the NIH (Not-Invented-Here) crowd. The rest of the world sees only
- > their arbitrary pronouncement, and doesn't give much credit to the
- > rejecter(s).
-
- You're completely wrong about this. People are simply telling you that you
- don't have a beginner's clue about cryptography. You refuse to listen to what
- they're saying. It's not NIH. Let me try to explain it differently.
-
- Why don't you post to sci.physics, telling everyone that you've developed a
- perpetual motion machine. Then you can whine the same way when experts "post
- theoretical considerations" about why they won't waste time with you.
-
- Even better, why don't you post to rec.autos.tech and tell them you've
- developed a new carburetor that lets cars run on tap water. You might find
- a few people there who would believe you.
-
- > The most peculiar thing about your rejection, and that of the other
- > person who replied, is that both of you are rejecting the challenge
- > _without having ever seen the product you are rejecting!_. This
- > worries me immensely. Makes me wonder if you may not simply be
- > avoiding the challenge under some pretenses. Am I mistaken?
-
- There's nothing wrong with posting here. Perhaps you will find beginners who
- will accept the challenge. Just don't get all huffy when experts dismiss it
- out of hand. At least they told you what your friend needs to do for them to
- be interested.
-
- It's not a conspiracy. But if it were, nobody would be allowed to admit it.
-