December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

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by newsdirectories＠juno.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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NETA & exporting PGP
by dc＠panix.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

March 20, 1998 Export Law Tested by Sale of Privacy Software SAN FRANCISCO -- An American maker of data-scrambling software said Thursday that it would circumvent U.S. export policies by allowing its Dutch subsidiary to begin selling an international version of Pretty Good Privacy, a strong encryption program that does not provide a back door for law enforcement surveillance. Because the company, Network Associates, is the nation's largest independent maker of computer security software, its action could have a serious effect on U.S. export policies on software. Network Associates' decision to sell a program specifically prohibited by the Commerce Department comes at a time when the Clinton administration is already fighting congressional attempts to end export controls on encryption software for fear that such restrictions will hurt the ability of American industry to compete internationally. [...] http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/yr/mo/biztech/articles/20encrypt.html David W. Crawford <dc(a)panix.com> Los Gatos, CA ps If there is an addres preferred to cypherpunks(a)toad.com, let me know.

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WS_FTP Pro 5.0 from Ipswitch, Inc. Now Available!
by Tryit 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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Re: reference
by Dave Emery 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

On Thu, Mar 19, 1998 at 11:00:02PM -0600, Mike Rosing wrote: > Cryptography is a weapon. With a wire wrap tool, you too can create > weapons of mass destruction using nothing but untracable legal parts. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I'll bite, how ? Crypto is not a destructive weapon - it may blind the opponent, perhaps even sometimes at critical times when that can induce him to behave dangerously - but I fail to see how a cipher in and of itself is a weapon of destruction, let alone mass destruction. I see crypto as an entirely defensive weapon with no potential to destroy anything (except perhaps data when the key gets lost or forgotten). Of course you may be refering to other things one can put together with a wirewrap tool - which isn't really the tool one would want to assemble HERF or HPM destructive weapons with in any case since wirewrap wire can barely handle an amp or so max... > > Patience, persistence, truth, > Dr. mike > -- Dave Emery N1PRE, die(a)die.com DIE Consulting, Weston, Mass. PGP fingerprint = 2047/4D7B08D1 DE 6E E1 CC 1F 1D 96 E2 5D 27 BD B0 24 88 C3 18

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Re: reference
by Bob Roberts 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Dave Emery wrote: > > > I'll bite, how ? Crypto is not a destructive weapon - it may > blind the opponent, perhaps even sometimes at critical times when that > can induce him to behave dangerously - but I fail to see how a cipher in > and of itself is a weapon of destruction, let alone mass destruction. I > see crypto as an entirely defensive weapon with no potential to destroy > anything (except perhaps data when the key gets lost or forgotten). Imagine in the new realm of white collar crime, individuals are only convicted because of evidence. Evidence that can't be decrypted cannot be used. I see that going back to defense, but on the wrong side.

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Re: Chicken "anons" and "nobody's"
by nobody＠REPLAY.COM 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

William H. Geiger III wrote: > > You don't have a clue do you Stan?? Stan, whose mind is held hostage by the heathens at A(h)OL, has not yet been visited by the revemissionlutionaries of the Army of Dog, and thus does not realize that the ClueServer died for his sins. Thus, his body and soul are destined to boil in a big black pot forged from the melted remains of his own kettles, and fired by the burning ears of those he has maligned behind their backs, as are all those who spread FUD out of cluelessness, instead of out of a genuine desire to be a rabble-rousing shit-disturber. CardinalBadSpellingMonger

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Re: UPSs
by rdew＠el.nec.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

All, I cannot remember all of the equations that go into this, and only a very simplistic approach follows, but ... If your surge protector is a semi-conductor, it probably will be self-limiting. That is, it will reach a maximum block, and pass whatever is above that. A Trans-sorb device, and those chemical ones, all limit what they do based upon a total absorption. A lot of little ones kills it the same as a single big one. None of these tell you they are no longer operable. However, if the UPS is properly built, it will have an inductor as the leading serial device in a set of 'things'. I would expect a set of capacitors, in parallel with my load, on either side, appropriately sized. The battery that makes the 'U' in the UPS acts like another capacitor. These act as fast as the spike, ALWAYS. The sizes and number of components requires some calculations (testing does NOT hurt, either). Stan needs to review his basic electronics. Yes, it will even protect against lighting if designed for that purpose. Costs vary accordingly ... Bob De Witt, rdew(a)el.nec.com The views expressed herein are my own, and are not attributable to any other source, be it employer, friend or foe. > From StanSquncr(a)aol.com Wed Mar 18 22:44:02 1998 > From: StanSquncr <StanSquncr(a)aol.com> > Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 00:59:19 EST > To: spectre(a)anthrax.net, cypherpunks(a)toad.com > Mime-Version: 1.0 > Subject: Re: UPSs > Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit > > In a message dated 98-03-18 23:54:33 EST, spectre(a)anthrax.net writes: > > << ... Any decent ups will put the incoming power > through a "conditioner" that will filter out noise in the incoming power, > and rebuild the wave so that transient sags and spikes don't get through. ... > >> > > BUT, even the fastest electronics cannot respond fast enough to the initial > spike, if that spike is too high in the first place (if your incoming power > lines get hit by lightning, for instance), it's already too late. My > suggestion, don't trust a UPS to eliminate spikes, get it if you anticipate a > need for back-up power to shut down your system in case of black-out (and > screw the surge protectors, trust the filtering in your power supply to do > that for you.) > > Stan >

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Re: UPSs
by StanSquncr 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

In a message dated 98-03-19 18:48:51 EST, Shane.Pearson(a)tafensw.edu.au writes: << A simple low pass filter made of 2 large inductors and a few high voltage capacitors will do the trick nicely. >> Right. The filtering that's already in the power-supply (except that the switching transformer isn't as big as an inductor as a normal old-style power transformer. Stan

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Re: A little Paranoid, William?
by StanSquncr 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

In a message dated 98-03-19 18:21:57 EST, mgraffam(a)mhv.net writes: << I've heard it said 'Paranoia is reality on a finer scale.' I believe it. If you think that signing messages is paranoia, you may be right.. I, for one, _am_ paranoid. I know the practical attacks that can be made, and I've seen them work and, and demonstrated how easy they are. Worse, I've experienced them. Maybe you haven't .. and thats good. I hope your good luck continues. >> Actually, my presence here amongst the cypherpunks is a direct RESULT of one of those attacks. But I can deal with it without getting paranoid. And you might be correct about paranoia and reality. Stan

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Re: Chicken "anons" and "nobody's"
by StanSquncr 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

In a message dated 98-03-20 15:56:14 EST, nobody(a)REPLAY.COM writes: << Stan, whose mind is held hostage by the heathens at A(h)OL, >> You idiot, AOL is with YOU (AOL is part of the 'vast right-wing conspiracy')! See my political page. Stan, http://members.aol.com/StanSquncr/

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