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Re: Alternative symmetric algorithm freely availableforIETFS/MIME (re: RC2 licensing).

1997-04-18 03:32:39
will not and
cannot be compatible with existing S/MIME implementations -- at least 
not 
unless/until there is a RC2 specification available for public 
review.

Just because a few companies (e.g. MS & Netscape) have jumped the gun in
implementing S/MIME before its finished is no reason lock RC2 into the spec
--
Lindsay Mathieson
Black Paw Communications
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