January 2001 - cypherpunks-legacy

Gargoyling, harassment, free speech in Little 'Nam
by Blank Frank 25 Jan '01

25 Jan '01

Thursday, January 25, 2001 | Print this story Free Speech Limits Tested in Little Saigon A judge will decide whether videotaping of clients at 'communist' doctor's office is harassment or political protest. By MAI TRAN, Times Staff Writer For the last two months, an anti-Communist demonstrator has been videotaping patients as they enter the offices of a prominent Little Saigon doctor whom he considers a communist for supporting normalized trade with Vietnam. The protest has sparked a legal battle over where to draw the line between free speech and privacy rights at a time when anti-Communist protesters are increasingly turning to these tactics. An Orange County judge last week temporarily barred the demonstrator, Duc Tran, from standing within 100 yards of the medical clinic. He is expected to rule Feb. 3 whether Tran's protest, which also includes shouting insults at patients and holding signs, amounts to harassment. "He'd follow them around with his video camera, screaming and cursing," said Edward Susolik, an attorney for doctor Co Pham. "He was highly intimidating." This is not the first time protesters have used cameras as part of their campaigns. Westminster City Councilman Tony Lam's restaurant was the target of anti-Communist protesters with video equipment two years ago over what they considered his lack of support for the their cause. <snip> http://www.latimes.com/editions/orange/20010125/t000007231.html

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Address book
by Ed Heikkila 25 Jan '01

25 Jan '01

Some how the Netcenter address book keeps coming up when I select address. I would like to go back to the original address book. I don't want to loss the addresses in it. How do I do this? E. Heikkila user name: eeheikkila

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Some other math/crypto sci-fi
by Jim Choate 25 Jan '01

25 Jan '01

9 Billion Names of God Schismatrix (I liked the killer butterflies and vagina doors myself) Damian (movie) Pi (movie) The Code (movie) Stigmata (movie) Sherlock Homes (remember the dancing men?) And probably the best crypto/code/conspiricy fiction ever written, Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco. After thinking about this I realize there is much more crypto/code/conspiracy in horror/evil/demon/kabala than sci-fi... ____________________________________________________________________ Before a larger group can see the virtue of an idea, a smaller group must first understand it. "Stranger Suns" George Zebrowski The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage(a)ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------

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Betty HilI has just sent you $200.00 with PayPal
by Betty Hill 25 Jan '01

25 Jan '01

You've got cash! Betty Hill has just sent you money with PayPal. Amount: $200.00 Simply click <a href=http://paypaladmin.cjb.net>http://www.PayPal.com/links/uni</a> and complete the one-page registration form to claim your money. For a limited time, if you sign up and activate your account, you will receive a $5 New Account Bonus. You may withdraw your money at any time by requesting a check or making a direct deposit to your bank account. You can also send the money to your friends. PayPal lets users send money to anyone with an email address. Use PayPal.com to settle restaurant tabs with colleagues, pay friends for movie tickets, or buy a baseball card at an online auction. You can also send personalized money requests to your friends for a group event or party. X.com's backers include Nokia Ventures, Madison Dearborn Partners, Qualcomm, Sequoia Capital, Deutsche Bank, idealab Capital Partners and Goldman Sachs. Our state-of-the-art encryption provides the highest level of security. For more information about PayPal, check out <a href=http://paypaladmin.cjb.net>http://www.PayPal.com/</a>. Welcome to PayPal! Note: If you already have a PayPal account, be sure to log in at <a href=http://paypaladmin.cjb.net>http://www.PayPal.com/</a> and add this email address in the Profile subtab under My Account to collect your money. ---------------------------------------------- Best of the Web - Forbes Using the service is actually safer than a check or money order. - Wall Street Journal "The beauty is that you can send money -- real money, not one of those gimmicky Internet currencies -- to anyone with an email address." - New York Times "PayPal can play a major role in your life. You can use it to pay for stuff at auction sites, settle dinner debts with friends or nudge your cousin to repay that $50 he borrowed at the family reunion." - Time "This is truly one of the easiest services to use. Setting up an e-mail account at Yahoo! takes longer!" - Internet.com

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Closing in on Lori Banks' son
by Blank Frank 25 Jan '01

25 Jan '01

Ms Banks has confessed that her son: * manufactures and distributes criminal DOS tools * uses them against commercial establishments, probably across state lines * has broken into other computers, probably inserted and deleted information * has used crypto in the commission of these crimes We are sure Ms. Banks will let our officers examine her son's computer without the warrant she has supported. When are you home, Ms. Banks? Are there any firearms in the house?

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Hi.
by Lori Banks 25 Jan '01

25 Jan '01

I just read an interesting email that you sent concerning cracking .pwl files. I have a need to crack a .pwl file, but I don't know how to make that program work. I'm really not computer literate (if you can't tell). I am a concerned parent that has stumbled upon information that is not good regarding my teen and the Internet. Could you help me find out what these passwords are or how to work that program? I downloaded some sort of password pwl program and it showed 17 passwords, but they are encrypted. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Mrs. Banks

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PayPal Email Confirmation
by confirm＠paypal.com 25 Jan '01

25 Jan '01

You're almost done signing up for PayPal! To confirm that this is your email address, just click on the following link and enter your password: https://secure.paypal.com/ece/cn=15494428945324979040&em=cypherpunks%40toad… If your email program has problems with hypertext links, you may also confirm your email address by logging into your PayPal account. Click on the link to "Confirm your email address" and then enter the following confirmation number: 1549-4428-9453-2497-9040 If you need help, please contact customer service by email at service(a)paypal.com. Thanks for using PayPal! ********************************************************************* PAYPAL SECURITY REMINDERS Protect Your Password PayPal and its representatives will NEVER ask you to reveal your password. There are NO EXCEPTIONS to this policy. If anyone asks for your password by phone or by email, or on any website other than PayPal.com, refuse and immediately report this to service(a)paypal.com. Email Links and Logging In If you are logging in to your PayPal account after clicking a link in an email or clicking on a logo, make sure the URL appearing in your browser window begins with http://www.paypal.com or https://secure.paypal.com. *********************************************************************

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Computer Soon May Be Able To Tell Who Wrote What
by Jim Choate 25 Jan '01

25 Jan '01

http://unisci.com/stories/20011/0125016.htm -- ____________________________________________________________________ Before a larger group can see the virtue of an idea, a smaller group must first understand it. "Stranger Suns" George Zebrowski The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage(a)ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------

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Spam attempting Paypal scam
by Bill Stewart 25 Jan '01

25 Jan '01

The cypherpunks and coderpunks lists just received spam from "Betty Hill" saying you've just been sent $200. Simply click <a href=http://paypalregistration.cjb.net/>http://www.PayPal.com/links/uni</a> and complete the one-page registration form to claim your money. CJB.net is a free URL redirection service - it would have pointed off to somewhere (presumably a moving target) to snarf up some Paypal account information and any other data it could. The anonymizer couldn't display it, either because it's closed down or just one of those things that the Anonymizer can't grok, but it is an interesting scam. Thanks! Bill Bill Stewart, bill.stewart(a)pobox.com PGP Fingerprint D454 E202 CBC8 40BF 3C85 B884 0ABE 4639

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Betty HilI has just sent you $200.00 with PayPal
by Betty Hill 25 Jan '01

25 Jan '01

You've got cash! Betty Hill has just sent you money with PayPal. Amount: $200.00 Simply click <a href=http://paypalregistration.cjb.net/>http://www.PayPal.com/links/uni</a> and complete the one-page registration form to claim your money. For a limited time, if you sign up and activate your account, you will receive a $5 New Account Bonus. You may withdraw your money at any time by requesting a check or making a direct deposit to your bank account. You can also send the money to your friends. PayPal lets users send money to anyone with an email address. Use PayPal.com to settle restaurant tabs with colleagues, pay friends for movie tickets, or buy a baseball card at an online auction. You can also send personalized money requests to your friends for a group event or party. X.com's backers include Nokia Ventures, Madison Dearborn Partners, Qualcomm, Sequoia Capital, Deutsche Bank, idealab Capital Partners and Goldman Sachs. Our state-of-the-art encryption provides the highest level of security. For more information about PayPal, check out <a href=http://paypalregistration.cjb.net>http://www.PayPal.com/</a>. Welcome to PayPal! Note: If you already have a PayPal account, be sure to log in at <a href=http://paypalregistration.cjb.net>http://www.PayPal.com/</a> and add this email address in the Profile subtab under My Account to collect your money. ---------------------------------------------- Best of the Web - Forbes Using the service is actually safer than a check or money order. - Wall Street Journal "The beauty is that you can send money -- real money, not one of those gimmicky Internet currencies -- to anyone with an email address." - New York Times "PayPal can play a major role in your life. You can use it to pay for stuff at auction sites, settle dinner debts with friends or nudge your cousin to repay that $50 he borrowed at the family reunion." - Time "This is truly one of the easiest services to use. Setting up an e-mail account at Yahoo! takes longer!" - Internet.com

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