Replied: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 12:40:07 -0400 Replied: "foxdial" Return-Path: foxdial@btinternet.com Return-Path: Delivered-To: fox@csit.fsu.edu Received: from mail.cs.fsu.edu (mail.cs.fsu.edu [128.186.121.245]) by mailer.csit.fsu.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 54F05123D86 for ; Thu, 17 Aug 2000 15:40:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: from tungsten.btinternet.com (tungsten.btinternet.com [194.73.73.81]) by mail.cs.fsu.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id PAA30477 for ; Thu, 17 Aug 2000 15:39:53 -0400 Received: from [62.7.100.236] (helo=default) by tungsten.btinternet.com with smtp (Exim 3.03 #83) id 13PVWL-0002Bj-00 for gcf@cs.fsu.edu; Thu, 17 Aug 2000 20:40:10 +0100 Message-ID: <003001c00882$b76e3e40$ec64073e@default> Reply-To: "foxdial" From: "foxdial" To: Subject: Leaving BT Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 20:38:26 +0100 Organization: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002D_01C0088B.18601400" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2014.211 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01C0088B.18601400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Geoffrey, Have I told you I am leaving BT at the end of September? I got the opportunity of voluntary redundancy which gives me a pension = straightaway. I shall be doing consultancy to make up the salary difference. Have you ever heard of Mike Luby, ex Berkeley University, and/or his = company Digital Fountain? Fascinating technique that codes any software file such that every = packet is of equal value and the recipient only needs a given quantity = of packets. Any packet will do, so packet loss is unimportant. Based on erasure codes. Hope all goes well with you. Have you sold the Syracuse house? ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01C0088B.18601400 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Geoffrey,

Have I told you I am leaving BT at the = end of=20 September?

I got the opportunity of voluntary = redundancy which=20 gives me a pension straightaway.

I shall be doing consultancy to make up = the salary=20 difference.

Have you ever heard of Mike Luby, ex = Berkeley=20 University, and/or his company Digital Fountain?

Fascinating technique that codes any = software file=20 such that every packet is of equal value and the recipient only needs a = given=20 quantity of packets. Any packet will do, so packet loss is=20 unimportant.

Based on erasure codes.

Hope all goes well with you. Have you = sold the=20 Syracuse house?

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