Re: [VANILLA-LIST:2137] More RSA stuff

[Kurt Siegl <007@freemail.at>]

On Tue, 16 Mar 1999 you wrote:
>> No, this is what I pointed out in one of my earlier messages.  By default,
>> the Vanilla server is setup to use rsa_util.c, not rsa_utilmp.c.  In the
>> U.S. version of RES-RSA, rsa_util.c has custom math functions that do not
>> use MP or GMP.  In the European version of PGP-RSA, rsa_util.c uses MP and
>> GMP, and there is no file called rsa_utilmp.c.

Actually, the old original one had both files, but they are identically.

>Well, I am all for dumping MP stuff then :-)
>
>Just for clarification, does PGP-RSA require both MP and GMP or just one
>of them?

Just one. Either BSD MP or GMP will do it. The client package will work with
GMP only.

But you may sent me the custom package as printout via Snail mail and
I will scan it back in, because only exporting electronically readable versions
are illegal. Printouts are legal as well.

Kurt (007)

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