December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

re:programing
by Dan S. Camper 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

>sorry if i offended you x1 but everyone else seemed like they were >willing to talk on the subject and nothing else was being said and i >needed some advise and you all are suposed to be inteligent which some of >you have proved thanx everyone for your input so on the subject of >cyptogrify (sorry about the spelling) what program do you request using? >and where can i get it COBOL would let you practice putting periods at the end of statements. Learn two things at once! More seriously, code written in C, C++ and Perl is in demand. There's a better chance that more people can maintain or update your code than if it was written in a less mainstream language, and customers tend to appreciate that. Out of those three, Perl is probably the best introductory language. DSC

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Unix O/S
by Gypsy Wanderer 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Hi I'm new to posting on this list (I've been checking it out for a while, really interesting stuff). I'm a computer science student and therefore a newbie, but am interested in cryptography. I will be taking a UNIX course next year and plan to set up a UNIX drive on my PC. I'm interested in getting some advice on which UNIX O/S would be good to set up. I'm currently aware of FreeBSD, OpenBSD, SCO UNIX, and LINUX. Suggestions and the reasons why would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Gypsy ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

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Re: Off topic.
by nobody＠REPLAY.COM 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

On Fri, 22 May 1998, Reeza! wrote: > At 02:37 AM 22 05 98 +0200, Anonymous wrote: > >Call 1-800-343-3222 to stop the U. S. government from leeching off of the > tobacco companies. > > > > > > Is there a 1-800 number to stop both the government and the tobacco > companies from leeching off of the general populace? > How do the tobacco companies leech off of the general populace? By selling them something they want? I just don't want to pay five dollars for a pack of cigarettes which is why I'm spamming this number.

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. Re: programing
by nobody＠REPLAY.COM 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

josh d smith wrote: > > hello it is i josh once again > i finally bought a book for visual basic > does anyone know where i can get a complier for version 5 > the book is by waite group press > by e zone it's web based though and i don't have the internet but i think > it will be fine reading it out of the book what do you think > thanx josh > Josh, Visual Basic is object oriented and uses late binding, like Smalltalk. I advise you learn Smalltalk before trying to understand Visual Basic. Also, version 5 is too advanced for a beginner. Start at version one and only upgrade for new features as you need them.

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Clinton Backs Cyber-Terror Warnings
by John Young 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

May 22, 1998 Clinton Backs Cyber-Terror Warnings Filed at 1:31 p.m. EDT By The Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Nuclear warheads were the stuff of Cold War stockpiles and beachheads the battlefields of times gone by. To counter today's threats, President Clinton told a new class of Naval officers, the United States must amass germ-warfare vaccines and battle terrorists in cyberspace. ``If our children are to grow up safe and free, we must approach these new 21st century threats with the same rigor and determination we applied to the toughest security challenges of this century,'' the president said today in a commencement speech at the U.S. Naval Academy. For the 769 graduating midshipmen and 139 midshipwomen whose dress uniforms shone blindingly white in the sun, Clinton painted a near-apocalyptic picture of the enemies who threatened their mission beyond the academy. ``As we approach the 21st century, our foes have extended the fields of battle from physical space to cyberspace, from the world's vast bodies of water to the complex workings of our own human body. Rather than invading our beaches or launching bombers, these adversaries may attempt cyber attacks against our critical military systems and our economic base,'' Clinton said. Clinton also called for an interconnected ``cyber-system'' that would warn and minimize damage of attacks on computers that control the stock market, banking, utilities, air traffic and other so-called ``critical infrastructure.'' Private companies including IBM, Dell Computers, Bell South and GTE have already agreed to participate in the ``cyber-system,'' which Clinton wants to be fully operational by 2003, administration officials said. ``If we fail to take strong action, then terrorists, criminals and hostile regimes could invade and paralyze these vital systems, disrupting commerce, threatening health, weakening our capacity to function in a crisis,'' Clinton said. He appointed National Security Council adviser Richard Clarke, who specializes in such issues as drug trafficking and terrorism, to head a new office on infrastructure protection and counter-terrorism. Former Sen. Sam Nunn and Jamie Gorelick, formerly the Justice Department's No. 2 official and now Fannie Mae's vice chairwoman, will lead a private industry advisory group. [Warnings of bio-terrorism snipped]

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Clinton's Anti-Terrorism Initiative
by John Young 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

We've collected news and White House reports on Clinton's broad anti-terrorism initiative announced today, including description of two related Presidential Directives: http://jya.com/prez-init.htm (50K)

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NSA Sets Terms for Secret Court Review
by John Young 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

The US Attorney in the Payne v. NSA lawsuit has described the procedure NSA requires for the case judge to assess NSA's "Glomar response" with a Top Secret-SCI-CODEWORD declaration concerning Crypto AG, NSA backdoor spying on cryptosystems, and other underhanded interceptions: http://jya.com/usa052098.htm

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Need a Decent nntp server
by Assass1n 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

This might be a little off subject since I am new to this mailing list but I am in need of a good nntp server because the one my ISP runs is always down if anyone has a list or just one or two good servers that alow sending and receving please let me know Assass1n assass1n(a)division-x.org

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PDD 63
by John Young 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

We've made an HTML version of Presidential Decision Directive 63 which details Clinton's anti-terrorism orders to federal agencies today: http://jya.com/pdd63.htm (39K)

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World-wide security network for vehicles / objects
by arpe＠worldregister.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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