I have to apologize for not getting back to you guys earlier. The days at work are a bit hectic right now and I just finished a 14 hour shift :-(

Anyway, as my instructions were a bit unclear and caused confusion I am therefore decreeing the following:
1) Characters are only the characters within the range of A-Z and a-z, thus ASCII codes 65-90 and 97-122. Any other character is thus classified as punctuation and should be left in their original positions. This includes numbers, special charattcers that some languages are using and any other symbol, etc.
2) I'm adding some of DrillSergeant's test cases to the package (but not 7 or 10). I added a test case 11, which is a modification from test case 1 with the spaces replace by numeric characters. As this should not change the encoded message it's a quick way to test for numerics.
3) I'll extend the private round until Thursday 6pm EST to give everybody a chance to digest the decrees.

I believe that with these clarifications nobody is being put at an disadvanges, though the Europeans may have a head-start now.

Edited by Sealeopard (2007-08-09 06:17 AM)
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