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From: keithd@cadovax.UUCP (Keith Doyle)
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Subject: Re: Distinguishing a Message from Random Data - Statistical approach
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Date: Wed, 21-Nov-84 14:20:51 EST
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>For any particular set of statistical measures, you could obviously
>generate a random message that met them and would thus seem to contain a
>message, even though it didn't.

>	+	Donald E. Eastlake, III

Sounds like a good way to keep someone busy for a long time.