December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

Re: Encrypting ZIP disks
by David E. Smith 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

I'm playing with SecureDrive; the problem is not with using it with a Zip disk so much as it is trying to get it to play nice with Windows 95. ObCrypto: Check this out (from the readme.txt that comes on every Zip disk before you delete it) 7. Secure sensitive files. To keep sensitive or confidential information safe, store it on a Zip disk and use your Zip Tools software to assign a password that must be used in order to read from or write to the disk. At work, you can protect sensitive information such as personnel files, company directories, and product plans and designs. At home, you can secure personal information such as tax records, budgets, and computerized checkbooks. Iomega hasn't been willing to tell me how the password is stored, so this looks like a big boiling pot of snake oil. Anyone out there played with Zip drive/disk internals and know how it works? dave

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Online Spending with Smart Cards and E.Cash to To US$3.5bn byyear 2000
by Robert Hettinga 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

--- begin forwarded text Date: Fri, 24 Jan 97 00:04:40 +0100 To: dcsb(a)ai.mit.edu Subject: Online Spending with Smart Cards and E.Cash to To US$3.5bn by year 2000 Cc: nelson@media.mit.edu.geer@OpenMarket.com From: a9050756(a)unet.univie.ac.at (Mike Alexander) Sender: bounce-dcsb(a)ai.mit.edu Precedence: bulk Reply-To: a9050756(a)unet.univie.ac.at (Mike Alexander) >>[some Fed reserve guy's] argument for stored value cards is that the >>business costs of handling cash are so substantial that there is room >>for merchants to discount purchases when made by a means that does >>not require that handling cost. > >Does anyone know of a source for information on the overhead of >accepting various forms of payment? I assume the cost of cash is >smaller than credit cards for purchases under, say, $500. Any >estimates on smart cards? On pure digital cash (delivered via a >browser)? > >I'm particularly interested in micropayments, but the larger question >is interesting as well. I've worked on this topic extensively in the past months (writing a doctoral thesis on efficiency and risk in the payment system). I can assure you this: cash in is still and will remain one of the most efficient payment instruments. This holds looking at it from a private as well as social cost perspective with sufficient empirical support. Best Regards, Michael Alexander Doctoral Student at the University of Vienna -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: 2.6.3i mQCNAzIhxYwAAAEEALtfkL/X6GuZpEECWnmkmbqqtGwNalb94Om82VUiBE8iU1OX 2e5WXQGsq1oManSqVQn3TpVo7VE9pMJr5vITAmkEA6szGRt5zbK5u/dIqhLnJnRE sVpiY61Xw6RvQKoXX7LSqOYSCqvIiY8GJ5gRpiKQNPZVuJRqbLipmU0fPqylAAUR tDFNaWNoYWVsIEYuIEFsZXhhbmRlciA8YTkwNTA3NTZAdW5ldC51bml2aWUuYWMu YXQ+iQCVAwUQMiHFjbipmU0fPqylAQGy4QP+LjB6lZXVYFZDpoVB7j8AGvkghSsr XicZapXPmsFX6xpt+S29EF4DGoDJIDq6VLJMZ2rQ1gFfEvvWzL7ekZ3orhLSpJoO WWRZF1MNZVWBNhzxBcdK2T6yrx4cBwQX7t299Ho0y1Go69VE9e3LN8YInIXoQYp5 bc4M0u16GqmV5eI= =5l49 -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To unsubscribe from the dcsb list, send a letter to: Majordomo(a)ai.mit.edu In the body of the message, write: unsubscribe dcsb Or, to subscribe, write: subscribe dcsb If you have questions, write to me at Owner-DCSB(a)ai.mit.edu --- end forwarded text ----------------- Robert Hettinga (rah(a)shipwright.com) Philodox e$, 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "The cost of anything is the foregone alternative" -- Walter Johnson The e$ Home Page: http://www.shipwright.com/rah/ FC97: Anguilla, anyone? http://www.ai/fc97/ "If *you* don't go to FC97, *I* don't go to FC97"

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RE: Rejection policy of the Cypherpunks maiing list
by Mullen, Patrick 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Igor sez: >Sandy also states rather plainly that crypto-relevance is not the >criterion by which he moderates this list. I question this policy. I question this, too. What, exactly, is the criterion? Cypherpunks charter sez: The cypherpunks list is a forum for discussing personal defenses for privacy in the digital domain. <Keep in mind I didn't read the described article> How does personal attacks through forged and anonymous mail not fit this topic? However, I _do_ have to say such a topic would have to keep with a descriptive attitude, rather than demonstrative... :-) On another note, even though some messages which may be of interest may get lost in the shuffle, I do like the reduced volume, esp. since I get listmail at work. Unfortunately, the reduced mail is a result of censorship... :-( ~ Patrick >---------- >From: ichudov@algebra.com[SMTP:ichudov@algebra.com] >Sent: Friday, January 24, 1997 2:33 AM >To: Cypherpunks >Subject: Rejection policy of the Cypherpunks maiing list > >I would like to start a thread to discuss the moderation and rejection >policy. > >My perfectly crypto-relevant article regarding possible attacks >on human relationships with the use of forged mail and anonymous >remailers, has been tossed out (sorted) into cypherpunks-flames >mailing list. > >You can receive a copy of my article by an email request. > >The explanation that Sandy Sandfort gave me mentioned that he rejected >my message because it continued a thread where Sandy noticed instances >of "flaming". Note that my message was free of any flames, including >its quoted part. > >Sandy also states rather plainly that crypto-relevance is not the >criterion by which he moderates this list. I question this policy. > >I would like to hear your opinions as to whether such policies satisfy >the current readership. > > - Igor. > >

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Re: Encrypting ZIP disks
by Toto 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

David E. Smith wrote: > I'm playing with SecureDrive; the problem is not with using it > with a Zip disk so much as it is trying to get it to play nice > with Windows 95. > Iomega hasn't been willing to tell me how the password is stored, > so this looks like a big boiling pot of snake oil. Anyone out > there played with Zip drive/disk internals and know how it works? > Dave, I came across a 'cracker' program that claims to be able to hack the SecureDrive encryption system. Off the top of my head, I think it was called ZipCracker, or something similar in name to one of the PKZip encryption cracking programs. I found it on one of the hacker websites, and there was a text file regarding SecureDrive which went into some detail re: both the hardware and software aspects of the Zip drives and the encryption itself. Toto

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RE: Rejection policy of the Cypherpunks maiing list
by Mullen 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Igor sez: >Sandy also states rather plainly that crypto-relevance is not the >criterion by which he moderates this list. I question this policy. I question this, too. What, exactly, is the criterion? Cypherpunks charter sez: The cypherpunks list is a forum for discussing personal defenses for privacy in the digital domain. <Keep in mind I didn't read the described article> How does personal attacks through forged and anonymous mail not fit this topic? However, I _do_ have to say such a topic would have to keep with a descriptive attitude, rather than demonstrative... :-) On another note, even though some messages which may be of interest may get lost in the shuffle, I do like the reduced volume, esp. since I get listmail at work. Unfortunately, the reduced mail is a result of censorship... :-( ~ Patrick >---------- >From: ichudov@algebra.com[SMTP:ichudov@algebra.com] >Sent: Friday, January 24, 1997 2:33 AM >To: Cypherpunks >Subject: Rejection policy of the Cypherpunks maiing list > >I would like to start a thread to discuss the moderation and rejection >policy. > >My perfectly crypto-relevant article regarding possible attacks >on human relationships with the use of forged mail and anonymous >remailers, has been tossed out (sorted) into cypherpunks-flames >mailing list. > >You can receive a copy of my article by an email request. > >The explanation that Sandy Sandfort gave me mentioned that he rejected >my message because it continued a thread where Sandy noticed instances >of "flaming". Note that my message was free of any flames, including >its quoted part. > >Sandy also states rather plainly that crypto-relevance is not the >criterion by which he moderates this list. I question this policy. > >I would like to hear your opinions as to whether such policies satisfy >the current readership. > > - Igor. > >

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Re: Homosexuals
by Attila T. Hun 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- In <199701241414.GAA25350(a)toad.com>, on 01/24/97 at 07:17 AM, "Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM" <dlv(a)bwalk.dm.com> said: +Anything? My good friend TRRCJ3 reports from San Francisco that the +city is much nicer now that so many homosexuals are 6 feet under. +Thank God for AIDS. when AIDS was relatively obscure, I always dismissed AIDS as God's response to homosexuality (and other crimes against nature); i.e. -settlement by a just God. Unfortunately, some of these boy-girls could not keep it among themselves, and the closet queens brought it home. AIDS replicates asexually, knowing no boundaries. I would not wish the disease upon anyone, but if you play, you just might pay --as in "...reap what thy hath sown." One of the saddest commentaries on the entire problem is the man, a Pan-American flight steward, who was identified as carrier #1 by the Communicable Disease Center (CDC) in Atlanta; he died protesting he did not have the disease, nor was he a carrier. The flight steward was still sexually active until his impending death removed even his ability to passively participate. Unfortunately, he was not only in total denial as to the disease and its communicability, but he was also immensely profligate, having surrendered to total licentiousnous. To be strongly opposed to homosexuality has nothing to do with bigotry, political correctness, or aberrationist apologists; it is an exposition of the natural order among the species. and for those who deny God, read Darwin as to the relative rate of survival for deviant and/or abnormal species. == "eschewing my enmity is exemplary, even transcending my fraternity. --attila -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3i Charset: latin1 Comment: Encrypted with 2.6.3i. Requires 2.6 or later. iQCVAwUBMukZO704kQrCC2kFAQHdVgP+K5WJPhgPDY3DJerIYHmz4PbsItrSQCF0 eoS2wyYVTG3PZ5YDhk+dRfn2OuhEE0n/vLiDlXakAjqQBtncyIF74pfE4mxn3DWC 1xLMJr9vFI7x0soX6sPIzSD9Yh0CyKHIk75r/RQk2T4doVoGSxJWbe0YKCItiGz4 PvH9hGh6F7E= =A2up -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Re: Encrypting ZIP disks
by David E. Smith 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

I'm playing with SecureDrive; the problem is not with using it with a Zip disk so much as it is trying to get it to play nice with Windows 95. ObCrypto: Check this out (from the readme.txt that comes on every Zip disk before you delete it) 7. Secure sensitive files. To keep sensitive or confidential information safe, store it on a Zip disk and use your Zip Tools software to assign a password that must be used in order to read from or write to the disk. At work, you can protect sensitive information such as personnel files, company directories, and product plans and designs. At home, you can secure personal information such as tax records, budgets, and computerized checkbooks. Iomega hasn't been willing to tell me how the password is stored, so this looks like a big boiling pot of snake oil. Anyone out there played with Zip drive/disk internals and know how it works? dave

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Online Spending with Smart Cards and E.Cash to To US$3.5bn by year 2000
by Robert Hettinga 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

--- begin forwarded text Date: Fri, 24 Jan 97 00:04:40 +0100 To: dcsb(a)ai.mit.edu Subject: Online Spending with Smart Cards and E.Cash to To US$3.5bn by year 2000 Cc: nelson@media.mit.edu.geer@OpenMarket.com From: a9050756(a)unet.univie.ac.at (Mike Alexander) Sender: bounce-dcsb(a)ai.mit.edu Precedence: bulk Reply-To: a9050756(a)unet.univie.ac.at (Mike Alexander) >>[some Fed reserve guy's] argument for stored value cards is that the >>business costs of handling cash are so substantial that there is room >>for merchants to discount purchases when made by a means that does >>not require that handling cost. > >Does anyone know of a source for information on the overhead of >accepting various forms of payment? I assume the cost of cash is >smaller than credit cards for purchases under, say, $500. Any >estimates on smart cards? On pure digital cash (delivered via a >browser)? > >I'm particularly interested in micropayments, but the larger question >is interesting as well. I've worked on this topic extensively in the past months (writing a doctoral thesis on efficiency and risk in the payment system). I can assure you this: cash in is still and will remain one of the most efficient payment instruments. This holds looking at it from a private as well as social cost perspective with sufficient empirical support. Best Regards, Michael Alexander Doctoral Student at the University of Vienna -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: 2.6.3i mQCNAzIhxYwAAAEEALtfkL/X6GuZpEECWnmkmbqqtGwNalb94Om82VUiBE8iU1OX 2e5WXQGsq1oManSqVQn3TpVo7VE9pMJr5vITAmkEA6szGRt5zbK5u/dIqhLnJnRE sVpiY61Xw6RvQKoXX7LSqOYSCqvIiY8GJ5gRpiKQNPZVuJRqbLipmU0fPqylAAUR tDFNaWNoYWVsIEYuIEFsZXhhbmRlciA8YTkwNTA3NTZAdW5ldC51bml2aWUuYWMu YXQ+iQCVAwUQMiHFjbipmU0fPqylAQGy4QP+LjB6lZXVYFZDpoVB7j8AGvkghSsr XicZapXPmsFX6xpt+S29EF4DGoDJIDq6VLJMZ2rQ1gFfEvvWzL7ekZ3orhLSpJoO WWRZF1MNZVWBNhzxBcdK2T6yrx4cBwQX7t299Ho0y1Go69VE9e3LN8YInIXoQYp5 bc4M0u16GqmV5eI= =5l49 -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To unsubscribe from the dcsb list, send a letter to: Majordomo(a)ai.mit.edu In the body of the message, write: unsubscribe dcsb Or, to subscribe, write: subscribe dcsb If you have questions, write to me at Owner-DCSB(a)ai.mit.edu --- end forwarded text ----------------- Robert Hettinga (rah(a)shipwright.com) Philodox e$, 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "The cost of anything is the foregone alternative" -- Walter Johnson The e$ Home Page: http://www.shipwright.com/rah/ FC97: Anguilla, anyone? http://www.ai/fc97/ "If *you* don't go to FC97, *I* don't go to FC97"

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CPSR President Aki Namioka Interviewed on "Real Time" Monday
by ISP-TV Main Contact 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

*** ISP-TV Program Announcement: CPSR President Aki Namioka Interviewed on "Real Time" *** *** Monday, Jan. 27 *** *** 9 PM ET / 6 PM PT *** Aki Namioka is President of the Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR), a non-profit, public-interest group which advocates for civil rights with respect to electronic information. Netizens may remember Namioka's speech against the CDA at Seattle's "Internet Day of Protest" Rally. We'll ask Ms. Namioka about the history of the CPSR, and current issues CPSR follows in cyber rights, civil liberties, and technology education. She will be interviewed remotely over CU-SeeMe from the Speakeasy Cafe in Seattle, Washington (http://www.speakeasy.org/) Call-in questions will be taken during the show at (301) 847-6571. **** This video interview can be viewed on the ISP-TV main CU-SeeMe reflector at IP 205.197.248.54, or other ISP-TV affiliate reflectors listed at http://www.digex.net/isptv/members.html. See URL http://www.digex.net/isptv for more information about the ISP-TV Network To get email about future programming on ISP-TV, email the word "subscribe" to isptv-prog-request(a)isptv.digex.net. To obtain Enhanced CU-SeeMe software, go to: http://goliath.wpine.com/cudownload.htm

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Re: Homo/bi/sexuals Most Destructive
by Attila T. Hun 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

aga's original message follows pgp----- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- when AIDS was relatively obscure, I always dismissed AIDS as God's response to homosexuality (and other crimes against nature); i.e. -settlement by a just God. Unfortunately, some of these boy-girls could not keep it among themselves, and the closet queens brought it home. AIDS replicates asexually, knowing no boundaries. I would not wish the disease upon anyone, but if you play, you just might pay --as in "...reap what thy hath sown." One of the saddest commentaries on the entire problem is the man, a Pan-American flight steward, who was identified as carrier #1 by the Communicable Disease Center (CDC) in Atlanta; he died protesting he did not have the disease, nor was he a carrier. The flight steward was still sexually active until his impending death removed even his ability to passively participate. Unfortunately, he was not only in total denial as to the disease and its communicability, but he was also immensely profligate, having surrendered to total licentiousnous. To be strongly opposed to homosexuality has nothing to do with bigotry, political correctness, or aberrationist apologists; it is an exposition of the natural order among the species. and for those who deny God, read Darwin as to the relative rate of survival for deviant and/or abnormal species. == "eschewing my enmity is exemplary, even transcending my fraternity. --attila -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3i Charset: latin1 Comment: Encrypted with 2.6.3i. Requires 2.6 or later. iQCVAwUBMukqX704kQrCC2kFAQGsDAQAxAMLt2JwaKqfz1Kw5IMf+EAQnQaoxpzR LtyTbCEvwhZRymfFwLZPj3P9Ph074ufOv0r/EmntvF2KmTETWM7k8ol5EySGjCbf 2mytxMy5VQiy5TBJWCvnxwdp/UjACtBM1sY8X16UyMLSE0tyzy4k3sF0TmPPkKdG FUQZzjXwYfQ= =TNlj -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- In <Pine.LNX.3.95.970116062523.30623C-100000(a)dhp.com>, on 01/16/97 at 06:28 AM, aga <aga(a)dhp.com> said: +> "Who Are The Patients? +> "In the United States, homosexual and bisexual males make up > +approximately 62 percent of the total patients. The other major group > +afflicted with AIDS are intravenous drug abusers -- both men and women +-- +> who constitute 20 percent of the total. . . ." +> +> "ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS WITH AIDS, 1981-87 +> ================================== Males % Females % Both sexes +% > Homosexual/bisexual males 50,325 68 0 +50,325 62 > Intravenous (IV) drug abusers 12,529 17 3,622 52 +16,151 20 > Homosexual male an IV drug abusers 5,874 8 +5,874 7 > Hemophilia/coagulation disorder 751 1 22 0 +773 1 > Heterosexuals 1,516 2 2,073 30 +3,589 4 > Blood transfusion 1,297 2 747 11 +2,044 3 > Undetermined (1) 2,143 3 519 7 +2,662 3 > TOTAL 74,435 91 6,983 9 +81,418 100 > +========================================================================= +> "Note: Provisional data. Cases with more than one risk factor than +the > combinations listed are tabulated only in the category listed +first. > (1) Includes patients on whom risk information is incomplete, +patients > still under investigation, men reported only to have had +heterosexual > contact with a prostitute, and patients for whom no +specific risk was > identified; also includes one health care worker +who developed AIDS after > a documented needle-stick to blood. Source: +Centers for Disease Control." > +========================================================================= +> Cited in "The Universal Almanac 1990", Andrews and McMeel, 1989. > +=========================================================================

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