Encryption plus compression (Was: Another well-intentioned novice's quest)

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From: Jeff Hull
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1993 19:50

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I thought that compression prior to encryption added "more than might
otherwise be expected" strength to a system because it made differential 
cryptanalytic attacks difficult or impossible.

Am I missing something here?

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