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   getchar ();
   return 0;
   }

   /* prompt for an integer input */
   /****************************************************************/
   int getinteger ( char *string )
   {
   int     i, j;
   char    tin[257];

   while ( 1 )
   {
   printf ( string );



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   printf ( "(or 'exit' to exit) " );
   gets ( tin );
   j = sscanf ( tin, "%d", &i );
   if (    ( j == EOF )

       ||  ( !j && ( ( tin[0] == 'e' ) || ( tin[0] == 'E' ) ) )
           )
       exit ( j );
   if ( j == 1 )
       return i;
   }   /* end while */
   }

   /* get remainder of dividing a 16 byte unsigned int
      by a small positive number */
   /****************************************************************/
   int longremainder ( unsigned char divisor,
                       unsigned char dividend[16] )
   {
   int i;
   long int kruft;

   if ( !divisor )
       return -1;
   for ( i = 0, kruft = 0; i < 16; ++i )
       {
       kruft = ( kruft << 8 ) + dividend[i];
       kruft %= divisor;
       }
   return kruft;
   }   /* end longremainder */

   /* calculate how many bits of entropy it takes to select N from P */
   /****************************************************************/
   /*             P!
     log  ( ----------------- )
        2    N! * ( P - N )!
   */

   double NPentropy ( int N, int P )
   {
   int         i;
   double      result = 0.0;

   if (    ( N < 1 )   /* not selecting anything? */
      ||   ( N >= P )  /* selecting all of pool or more? */
      )
       return 1.0;     /* degenerate case */



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   for ( i = P; i > ( P - N ); --i )
       result += log ( i );
   for ( i = N; i > 1; --i )
       result -= log ( i );
   /* divide by [ log (base e) of 2 ] to convert to bits */
   result /= 0.69315;

   return result;
   }   /* end NPentropy */










































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Appendix: History of NomCom Member Selection

   For reference purposes, here is a list of the IETF Nominations
   Committee member selection techniques and chairs so far:

           YEAR      CHAIR               SELECTION METHOD

        1993/1994  Jeff Case             Clergy
        1994/1995  Fred Baker            Clergy
        1995/1996  Guy Almes             Clergy
        1996/1997  Geoff Huston          Spouse
        1997/1998  Mike St.Johns         Algorithm
        1998/1999  Donald Eastlake 3rd   This Algorithm
        1999/2000  Avri Doria            This Alogrithm

   Clergy = Names were written on pieces of paper, placed in a
   receptacle, and a member of the clergy picked the Nomcom members.

   Spouse = Same as Clergy except chair's spouse made the selection.

   Algorithm = Algorithmic selection based on the same concepts as
   documented herein.

   This Algorithm = Algorithmic selection using the algorithm and
   reference code (but not the fake example sources of randomness)
   described herein.

























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References

   RFC 1321  Rivest, R., "The MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm", RFC 1321,
             April 1992.

   RFC 1750  Eastlake, D., 3rd, Crocker, S. and J. Schiller, "Randomness
             Recommendations for Security", RFC 1750, December 1994.

   RFC 2727  Galvin, J., "IAB and IESG Selection, Confirmation, and
             Recall Process: Operation of the Nominating and Recall
             Committees", BCP 10, RFC 2727, February 2000.

Author's Address

   Donald E. Eastlake, 3rd
   Motorola
   65 Shindegan Hill Road, RR #1
   Carmel, NY 10512 USA

   Phone:  [phone] (h)
           [phone] (w)
   Fax:    [phone] (w)
   EMail:  [e-mail]




























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