Re: rot13

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From: Phillip Temple
Date: Sat, 04 May 1996 00:00

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In message <19960503.213941.92@hotch.hotch.demon.co.uk> Iain L M Hotchkies wrote:

> I note that an increasing number of posts are
> getting on the newsgroups having been encrypted
> with this rot13 business.
> 
> Is there an easy way to decode this?

Yes, subtract 13 from the ASCII value of each letter :->

> Is there an app that would help?

Sure, cut'n'paste the following. Keep it at hand somewhere on the screen.

N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Locate each letter upon the top row, and it's translation will be
directly underneath.

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From: horza@infopark.demon.co.uk (Phillip Temple)
Subject: Re: rot13
Date: 1996/05/04
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