At 09:36 AM 3/9/99 +0100, Henk Stokhorst wrote:
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>With regards to the claim made by VME, Brian Beesley and I asked them to
>produce a factor of M(727). They did not come up with a factor.
It seems that he is claiming a primality test - not a factoring method.
>This endorsement was sent to you since you inquired about our
>mathematical
>proof. It should be sufficient for a mathematician to accept our claims.
That's unusual in math circles! An appeal to authority?
>and disclose the mathematics behind it to you. However, if your interest
>is
>purely scientific, this endorsement should be sufficient.
That's unusual. Don't allow us to see the proof - take someone's endorsement.
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