[split] An interview with Stephen Bax - 1 to 1 substitution discussion

[farmerjohn]

To all of you... do you honestly believe that the VMS is a one-to-one substitution code in a natural language?

Yes, it certainly is.

LOL!!

The WWII Work Group would have solved it in a heartbeat.

If I can make time this weekend, I will post information on my blog that directly addresses this issue of natural language. I think I've finally figured out a way to present it so it's clear even to those with minimal familiarity with the text.

There may be different definitions of "substitution code", "natural", "language", "Latin", but broadly speaking it's substitution code to natural language of course.

As for why group X has not decoded cipher Y. I have no idea.
Though I do have one. Maybe they've spent too much time on LOLing fruitful ideas?