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Re: Random numbers

To: [email protected] (David Clunie)
Subject: Re: Random numbers
From: [email protected] (Yanek Martinson)
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 92 19:35:33 EDT
Cc: [email protected]
In-Reply-To: <9212131408.AA00292@britt>; from "David Clunie" at Dec 14, 92 12:38 (midnight)

> It would seem to me that someone somewhere should produce a "random
> number server" available via a well-known internet port number. Some
> natural phenomenon not readily available to all could be used to generate
> such numbers and one could just connect and ask for a number. It would be

I would not trust someone to generate random numbers for me.  For all
you know, they may be recording the date, time, and who is requesting
the number, and selling the information to the highest bidder (guess who?).

References:
- Re: Random numbers
  - From: [email protected] (David Clunie)

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