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From: Paul.Robinson@f417.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Paul Robinson)
Subject: Another Idea to promote APL
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Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 03:08:12 GMT

Reply-To: TDARCOS@MCIMAIL.COM
 
(Note:  This message is cross-posted to the APL-L list on Internet).
 
In Internet RFC1320, Ronald Rivest, the "R" in the RSA Encryption
Algorithm, has released a specification for a 128 bit "signature" 
for messages.  This signature is similar to a CRC value and 
looks interesting.  For those who want to try taking a crack at 
this, in the document, it includes a program in C to generate the 
RFC1320 signature, along with sample values to show how it works
 
Here is something interesting and possibly of use to some people.
For someone who might like to try something to show usefulness of 
APL, a copy of the specification will be uploaded as RFC1320.ZIP
on the BBS/APL at +1 301 384 3672 (a computer BBS devoted to the
APL Programming Language [and I know that remark is reduntant]).
This file is a compressed copy of the identical RFC1320.TXT text
file which is obtainable from any place which is a standard 
carrier of Internet Standards
 
If you are trying to justify a reason for your office to get 
APL, this might just be the thing, especially if your office 
plans to do EDI or other message transmissions.
