Large Primes

[Owen Lewis]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukcrypto-admin@chiark.greenend.org.uk
> [mailto:ukcrypto-admin@chiark.greenend.org.uk]On Behalf Of Paul Leyland
> Sent: 15 August 2002 15:26
> To: ukcrypto@chiark.greenend.org.uk
> Subject: RE: Large Primes
>
>
> The importance of this result is......

> ...One reason for the excitement within the mathematical community is not
> only does this algorithm settle a long-standing problem, it also does so
> in a brilliantly simple manner.  Everyone is now wondering what else has
> been similarly overlooked.
>

Many thanks for the trouble taken, Paul. Every stone provides some
foundation for others to build on or to use as a fulcrum.

Owen