Help; I need a 90% solution

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From: Benjamin Ellsworth
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 1988 02:40

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I am not a DES expert, no not even close.  I am appealing to those who
might be.

I have a document with troff format commands imbedded in it.  I have
the troff output.  I had encrypted the file using UN*X crypt.  Now I 
cannot remember the password. 

Does having the vast majority of the plaintext available make the 
decryption easier?  Easy enough to try it?

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Benjamin Ellsworth
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From: ben@hpcvlx.HP.COM (Benjamin Ellsworth)
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Subject: Help; I need a 90% solution
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Date: 11 Mar 88 02:40:28 GMT
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