[hashcash] Re: Pure Python implementation of hashcash v.1

Hi

Do you have a web page for this implementation?

I want to replace David McNab's implementation with yours.

Adam

On Wed, Sep 22, 2004 at 08:20:42PM -0400, David Mertz, Ph.D. wrote:
> I saw David McNab's Python implementation.  Unfortunately, as near as I 
> can tell (and suggested in the list archives also), McNab actually 
> implements a different algorithm than hashcash.  It might (or might 
> not) be equivalent in security; but I cannot see any directly way to 
> transform what he computes into an actual hashcash stamp.
> 
> I created a Pure Python module today that seems to conform with the 
> hashcash v.1 standard.  But I probably missed something.  It's just 
> barely tested--call this an alpha version.  Still, I figured I'd send 
> it out here.... if anyone sees something I've done wrong, please let me 
> know so I can correct it before distributing the module more widely.
> 
> Yours, David...
> 
> P.S. I'm doing an article for IBM developerWorks on hashcash.  Look for 
> it.
>

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