There haven't been any messages on Perry Metzger's cryptography list ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) for almost three weeks. Is he still alive?
Before the list went silent there was some good debate about the Bernstein factoring machine, with commentary by Nicko van Someren, who had been on the panel at FC which claimed that the machine could be practical. (Since then some of the claims have been partially withdrawn.) Several questions had been raised, such as why Nicko's estimates only included the matrix solving portion, and whether the assumed size of the matrix was reasonable. It would be good to get the list up and running so the debate could continue. Could someone who knows Perry contact him and find out what is happening?
