Encryption with MD5

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From: Matt Mahoney
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1992 20:07

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Supposed I generate a pseudo-random number sequence R using a secure
one-way hash function (such as MD5) by:

    r[i+1] = MD5(r[i] XOR password)

and my encryption (and decryption) algorithm is:

    ciphertext = plaintext XOR R 

Is this secure?

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