December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

Re: Stego-empty hard drives... (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > From: "Neels Kriek" <kriek(a)bigfoot.com> > Subject: Re: Stego-empty hard drives... (fwd) > Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 01:52:03 -0500 > I have bee using Encrypted magic Folders for a while now. it gives you the > option of encrypting all files in a specific folder. it can also do file > name scrambling and even hide all the files in a directory from the OS. > > It activates through a hot key combination. You work on the files you want > and when you exit emf the whole dir is hidden again. probably not the most > secure system but it will certainly fool most them if you disable booting > from a stiffy/floppy. The problem is this approach is detectible with a suitable 'virus scanner' technology. Even if the encrypted folders and such don't appear in the file system you have various other pieces of the processing agent that must sit around on the drive and hence are open to signature attacks. ____________________________________________________________________ The seeker is a finder. Ancient Persian Proverb The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage(a)ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------

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MEDIA RELEASE! Washington DC office opened
by Marita N�sman-Repo 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

The following press release for your information. Regards Marita Nasman-Repo ############################################# Data Fellows Opens Regional Sales Office in Washington, D.C. Helsinki, Finland, September 21, 1998 -- Data Fellows, the leading developer of data security solutions, announces the opening of a regional sales office in Washington, D.C. The new office is located to better serve Data Fellows current and future clients in the federal government and in the Eastern portion of the United States. Data Fellows is no stranger to the Washington area. The companys client base includes the Federal Reserve Bank, the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Defense, NASA, and other government agencies. The new office is the first of several planned regional offices designed to further enhance the companys relations with its North American customer base. Technology industry veteran Joe Arcade has been appointed the sales director for the new Washington office. Mr Arcade has been involved in Washington-area technology for the past 15 years and has held executive positions with companies including Unisys, British Telecom, Sun Microsystems, Cabletron and Litton. Mr. Arcade has a Bachelors degree from Youngstown State University and a Masters degree from Catholic University. With offices in San Jose, CA, and Helsinki, Finland, privately-owned Data Fellows is the leading technology provider of data security solutions for computer networks and desktop computers. The company's F-Secure data security product line includes F-Secure Workstation Suite, consisting of malicious code detection and removal, unobtrusive file and network encryption, and personal firewall functionality, all integrated into a policy-based management architecture; F-Secure Anti-Virus, with multiple scanning engines (including F-PROT and AVP), is the most comprehensive, real-time virus scanning and protection system for all Windows platforms; F-Secure VPN+ provides a software-based, IPSEC-compliant Virtual Private Network solution for large corporate networks as well as remote and small office networks; F-Secure FileCrypto is the first and only product to integrate strong real-time encryption directly into the Windows file system; FSecure SSH provides secure remote login, terminal, and other connections over unsecured networks. It is the most widely used secure remote administration tool; and F-Secure NameSurfer is the solution for remote Internet and Intranet DNS administration. Its easy-to-use WWW user interface automates and simplifies DNS administration. The company's products are relied on by many of the world's largest companies, governments, universities and institutions. The products are available worldwide in more than 100 countries through Data Fellows and its business partners, and the company has experienced 100% annual growth during each of the past three years. For more information, contact Data Fellows, 675 North First Street, 8th floor, San Jose, CA 95112; tel 408-938-6700; fax 408-938-6701; http://www.DataFellows.com or info(a)DataFellows.com. ###################################### -- Marita.Nasman-Repo(a)DataFellows.com, World-Wide Web http://www.DataFellows.com

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RE: atheism (was: RE: Democracy... (fwd)) (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 11:06:26 +0200 (MEST) > From: Heinz-Juergen Keller <hjk(a)dip.de> > Subject: RE: atheism (was: RE: Democracy... (fwd)) (fwd) > > We're doing Boolean Algebra here not Algebra, the rules for transitory > > functions are different. > A natural language is *not* boolean. > It is a Peano-Algebra.(with some more restrictions) > [R.Montague: Universal Grammar] Irrelevant, we're analysing the truth or falsity of a statement, that is Boolean Algebra. ____________________________________________________________________ The seeker is a finder. Ancient Persian Proverb The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage(a)ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------

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CHALLENGE response (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 08:01:07 +0200 > From: Anonymous <nobody(a)replay.com> > Subject: CHALLENGE response > "Contrary to one famous philosopher, > you're saying the medium is not the > message," Judge Thomas Nelson said, > alluding to the media theorist Marshall > McLuhan. > http://www.nytimes.com/library/cyber/week/120997encrypt-bernstein.html > > Bullshit! > The bits and bytes of email encryption are a clear message > that I wish to exercise my right to speak freely, without those > who wish to do me harm invading my privacy. If you're going to take that tack then you need to invoke freedom of the press and not freedom of speech. ____________________________________________________________________ The seeker is a finder. Ancient Persian Proverb The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage(a)ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: ArcotSign (was Re: Does security depend on hardware?)
by Colin Plumb 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Doug, I'd just like to thank you for replying. Even without looking at your description, the fact that you are willing to talk to doubters and admit the limitations of your technique make me a lot more comfortable believing that you have something. You don't fit into either of the two standard types of snake-oil salesmen: The "I can't tell you because it's secret" sort, and the "it's totally unbreakable, cures world hunger and disposes of nuclear waste" sort. Not that people still don't wonder, but I thought I'd temper the technical grilling I see heating up with some appreciation for the fact that you've already managed a better impression than 95% of the crypto wannabes out there. -- -Colin

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Peano Algebra and it's base theorem
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Peano Algebra's are based on the following: If a unary predicate P holds for 0, and if P holds, together with an element x, also for it's succesor x', then P holds for all natural numbers. The question under consideration is NOT an attempt to describe a language in a Sigma structure/algebra/model. We are NOT trying to analyze the language but rather a specific mathematical statement made IN that language. They are not the same problem and hence Peano Algebra's do NOT apply. Nice straw man, I had to drag a math book out to refresh what a Peano Algebra was (don't think I've ever had to deal with one). ____________________________________________________________________ The seeker is a finder. Ancient Persian Proverb The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage(a)ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------

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US Complaints in Embassy Bombings
by John Young 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

We offer three of the US complaints in the embassy bombings: http://jya.com/usa-v-qaeda.htm These describe charges against Wadih el Hage, Mohamed Sadeek Odeh and Haroun Fazil, filed in New York's Southern District. El Hage is the American arrested last week that Guy referred to with the "This is a listed crime?" thread. NYT reports on El Hage and Fazil: http://jya.com/fazil-el-hage.htm Odeh is the first suspect arrested at the Pakistani border. Fazil is an explosives expert charged with making the Nairobi bomb and directing the op. He is a fugitive with a $2m reward offered. All are allegedly members of Qaeda, Bin Laden's "international terrorist" group aiming to kill Yanks worldwide for Echelon-type stuff. Know who's with Jim and CJ at Springfield? Blind Sheik Omar of World Trade Center bombing fame and Mafioso John Gotti, who nearly croaked from lack of dental care at another pen. The place has a distinguished history. See its honor roll on Alta Vista. Search "Medical Facility for Federal Prisoners."

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Re: Clinton's fake apologies (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 16:03:50 -0400 > From: Duncan Frissell <frissell(a)panix.com> > Subject: Re: Clinton's fake apologies (fwd) > and you don't want to do a Referral with insufficient proof. Notice that > even with proof of multiple felonies the Clintonistas say that they aren't > important felonies. Next time somebody gets busted for possession with intent they need to make reference to this case... "But ladies and gentlemen of the jury, as our President has claimed and clearly demonstrated by his remaining in office, for a person to be convicted on a felony it has to be an important felony. The defence has not proven that this felony has sufficient weight for prosecution. You have no choice but to aquit my client." ____________________________________________________________________ The seeker is a finder. Ancient Persian Proverb The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage(a)ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Peano Algebra and it's base theorem (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 10:02:23 -0500 > From: Mark Hahn <mhahn(a)tcbtech.com> > Subject: Re: Peano Algebra and it's base theorem > At 07:42 AM 9/22/98 -0500, Jim Choate wrote: > >Peano Algebra's are based on the following: > > > >If a unary predicate P holds for 0, and if P holds, together with an element > >x, also for it's succesor x', then P holds for all natural numbers. > > Didn't you over simplify this theorem somewhat. It's taken word for word from VNR. Send 'em a letter. The point is that we were discussing binary not integer mathematics. ____________________________________________________________________ The seeker is a finder. Ancient Persian Proverb The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage(a)ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Clinton's fake apologies (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 10:28:01 -0400 > From: Duncan Frissell <frissell(a)panix.com> > Subject: Re: Clinton's fake apologies (fwd) > Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury, we just conducted a > favorable/non-favorable public opinion survey about the ADA over there and > found out that 3% had a favorable opinion of him 3% unfavorable and 94% > were DK or No Opinion. I therefore plead that he has insufficient personal > popularity to conduct this prosecution. I like that one, talk about 'jury of their peers'... ____________________________________________________________________ The seeker is a finder. Ancient Persian Proverb The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage(a)ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------

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