Re: Advice needed regarding SHA0 SHA1 MD5 - thread thread threadbreak

tomstdenis_at_gmail.com
Date: 09/13/05 

Date: 13 Sep 2005 02:53:19 -0700

another impostor wrote:
> > First off, recent discoveries are showing that you ripped off the
> > CryptoSMS name and that you obviously haven't thought through your
> > target audience [e.g. presence of a keyring is less evidence then
> > presence of ciphertext].
> How do you know which came first?
> You once again make statements with very little information
> to base it on.

It's easy to believe you came after.

> > That's just it. You *really* should stop because nothing but a
> > detriment to the group. Nobody will use your program because it's
> > inconvenient and frankly not that impressive. Worst yet is that you
> > don't fully understand cryptography and are deploying a proprietary
> > non-interoprable system that hasn't even seen the light of peer review.
> >
>
> I really will stop. Just as soon as you stop posting negative
> comments.

Of course they're negative, you're doing something that isn't
acceptable.

> Lots of people are already using my program, because it is very
> convenient (that is one of the most commonly cited advantages).
> You really should try a program out, before you make comments.

Lots of people eh? googlebot, inktomi and ibm.aldamen don't count!

As for it being easy ... GnuPG is simple enough. I'll stick with that.

> > In fact, you do all your users [if you really have any that actually
> > use the program] an injustice as you put their data at risk. Take that
> > as you will. Everyone makes mistakes and it's only through peer-review
> > that such mistakes are revealed.
>
> No ones data is at risk. Please don't make claims you can not prove.

How do *YOU* know that? You haven't had any peer review. You claim to
be this all encompassing software engineer with years of experience yet
you refuse peer review. Sounds like you got a lot of hiding to do.

> I thought you wanted this to end? If so, why do you continue on
> your negative rants? Have you somehow grown attached to my replies,
> or are you just jealous that my program sells and yours is nothing
> but a freebie?

I'm bored eh. Pointing out your failures has become a daily ritual.

As for the "nothing but a freebie" ... that was by choice, not design.
Of course I wouldn't expect you to understand that.

Tom

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