Re: Newbie question(s)...

From: Jonathan Baker (jonathanrbaker_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 09/17/03 

Date: 17 Sep 2003 05:56:18 -0700

M.S. Bob <msbob@hotmail.com-edy> wrote in message news:<4i0fmvc1jfq245tagr5nj095kvlcmqee9s@4ax.com>...
> I know this sounds mean and nasty....
> If you new to this topic, why do you expect to come up with a novel
> method of encryption? It is better than most first posts, but really
> why do people new to cryptography think they can whip off some neat
> novel new method that is secure, given that there are professionals
> that spend years evaluating new algorithms....
Haha... No offensive man...

I *knew* I have no original thoughts under the sun... Just looking to
stir up some posts... THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR INPUT/LINKS

I'm a BS in CompSci ... Funny that only AFTER I graduate I find an
interesting use for Discrete Math, Theory of Complexity, Algorithms,
Linear Alg., Statistics, etc.

FYI, In Bucks Co. PA there are many cheap places to find second hand
books... Thrift stores, cheap auctions, flea markets... I keep my eyes
open...

Thanks again!

(Speaking of reinventing the wheel... I was soooo excited when I
proved all perfect squares are the sum of odd numbers ... I converted
them into base 1 when I was playing with numbers of different
bases/forms (like n^2 ... for factoring purposes...))

Eventually... I realized my idea of starting from a square root and
moving out from there had already been done too... but at least I have
a cool implementation to play with... :)