I wrote the author of the challenge. He responded (quoted with
permission)
quote
If you had received my previous email, with accompnaying URL (below),
you would know how I encrypted this message and have my source code.
Will you provide source to the encryption code?
Yes. See:
John Gilmore wrote:
[I'm just forwarding this with the expectation that someone might want to
try for the prize. I don't know anything about the code. -gnu]
No, no. You are forwarding it with the expectation that we'll all shout
"snake oil" loud enough to deafen you.
BTW, I offer $1,000