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Re: PGP tutorial
Rather than pointing people to strange publications we've never heard
of written by authors without credentials, might I suggest...
1) The PGP docs themselves are very good and far better as a tutorial
on cryptography than any of the "PGP tutorials" that have appeared
in the fringe literature. They are also free.
2) Read a real text on cryptography. It isn't a childrens game. Its a
real branch of math and computer science, and really bright people
devote their lives to it. If you wanted to learn about medicine,
would you pick up a professional medical text, or something written
in a 'zine by people you hadn't heard of?
Perry
Peter Davidson says:
>
> >Date: 14 Jul 93 19:50:26 EDT
> >From: Michael Glazer <[email protected]>
> >Subject: PGP
> >
> >Folks,
> >
> > I'm trying to learn more about practical cryptography in general
> > and PGP and similar programs in particular. Any advice?
>
> @article{Nathan92,
> author = {Paco Xander Nathan},
> journal = {Fringeware Review},
> month = {July},
> number = {1},
> pages = {17--18},
> title = {Tutorial: PGP},
> volume = {1},
> year = {1992}
>
> Fringeware Review is available for $3.50 from
> Fringeware Inc., P. O. Box 49921, Austin, TX 78765
> (512-477-1366, [email protected])
>
> This issue also has articles on inter-experiential snorkeling,
> cruzin' the internet, email lists, tom jennings, the abolition
> of work, mind control, cyborganics, melt-o-media and even cypherpunx.
>