December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

PGPFOne article in MacWeek URL
by tbyfield＠panix.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

MacWeek News Aug 7, Vol 9 No 31 "PGPFone locks down phone conversations," by Robert Hess <http://www.zdnet.com/~macweek/mw_08-07-95/news3.html>

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Re: How To Spot a Spook page
by merriman＠arn.net 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Uh, if you look at that, that is EXACTLY identical to the majority of >computer geeks :-) > er, ah, um...... Well, then I guess we need more identifiers then, don't we? Dave -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBMChKgsVrTvyYOzAZAQH8uAP+MRbza+ttgJCOqXlgtfwI1vTcYjAWzAm0 8EK5L/83iXhYhGuZIR44YqGdwGGkSeC0lqaZDaYqQFH8W/SMcPJYyOPbAzEv/5a4 uYNW8qx/YcLwUPsr/4K6Vwd+yg4Es/sT3cxzwZdbKL8sRInN6dv32Y89pIf/FURy mietqXnCwOY= =Hijl -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- This is a test (3 UUE lines) of the unconstitutional ITAR - 1/713th of the PGP executable. See below for getting YOUR chunk! ------------------ PGP.ZIP Part [015/713] ------------------- M=$<(&L`#*IPP",(G6(,,S,`P](<2RWU96XCW86/JBYV8A\D8@X'HB_9H#&\X MX'PCUB.,13B"X8`R?^J-:UB.M_`U\>[#)BS&5$0C,Y#^1CS>1`\T1QTXX6!3 M8H,),S$8G>&.WP(8IRA`-M['+`Q%&_C"">5-F%LX@<_Q$;*P'',Q$Z/AA[8M ------------------------------------------------------------- for next chunk to export --> http://dcs.ex.ac.uk/~aba/export/ <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> My web page: http://www.geopages.com/CapitolHill/1148

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Re: Dir.Byway Virus (NewsClip)
by ab411＠detroit.freenet.org 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

> Subject: Dir.Byway Virus (NewsClip) > From: anonymous-remailer(a)shell.portal.com (unknown) > To: cypherpunks(a)toad.com ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ You misspelled VIRUS-L(a)lehigh.edu > Burlington, Mass. Aug. 7 -- A new, hazardous computer virus is A news story, with all *that* entails. > virus, dubbed "Dir.Byway," is described as a super-fast, > polymorphic infector affecting desktops, notebooks, and even > computer networks. So it's a polymorphic fast infector that attacks EXE and COM files. So what's new? File infectors are never as successful as boot sector infectors, anyhow. > Dir.Byway triggers if the current DOS date is set to the year > 1996 or above, and the day of the month is equal to the > month's number multiplied by two and two is added, like in > 01-14-96 or 12-26-96. The first date should obviously be 01-04-96, based on the description given. Do you trust someone who can't multiply and add to correctly report on something technical, like computer viruses? -- David R. Conrad, ab411(a)detroit.freenet.org, http://web.grfn.org/~conrad/ Finger conrad(a)grfn.org for PGP 2.6 public key; it's also on my home page Key fingerprint = 33 12 BC 77 48 81 99 A5 D8 9C 43 16 3C 37 0B 50 No, his mind is not for rent to any god or government.

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Re: How To Spot a Spook page
by Peter Trei 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

> As a start on a Web page, here are some things I thought of. What else? What > are the initials of some of the world's intelligence groups (CIA, NSA, KGB, > DGI, MI5(?), ???) > 1> Antennas - more than TV/Ham/CB/Satellite (or 'unusually' shaped antennas). > 2> No, or *very* few, visitors (esp. kids) > 3> Visitors are seldom the same, or almost always the same. > 4> Doesn't talk about job/company. > 5> Activity at 'unusual' times. > 6> Not very 'sociable' (keep to themselves). Isn't this a troll? It looks like the old National Inquirer 'How to tell if your neighbor is a space alien' list. Peter Trei ptrei(a)acm.org) (Claimer: I'm a former MITRE employee)

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Re: Prime Number Gen's.
by Hal 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

There are algorithms for producing provable primes which don't take too long. However they do not work to prove a given probable prime is actually prime, rather they generate a prime. One was described by Mihailescu Preda, <zhmhd(a)zh014.ubs.ubs.ch>, on sci.crypt on December 13, 1993. It is not clear whether this kind of algorithm is suitable for RSA (where the primes must be kept secret) since it could reduce the space of primes which are produced. Hal

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Re: Only 1/3 of Government Computers Down So Far
by KALLISTE＠delphi.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Perry, Many people are interested in cryptology because they don't want the NSA (among others) invading their privacy. The Foster story concerns the chief NSA privacy-invasion of modern times: spying on domestic banking transactions. So it's relevant. The Grand Inquisitor role is getting a little old. So if you want to continue to play it, my response is: Fuck Off. -Orlin

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Crypto = Competitive Advantage?
by Duncan Frissell 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Note to Mr. Bill - I was watching CNBC this morning while reading my mail and they had a story on the Netscape Communications IPO (ticker NSCP btw). Some analyst said when asked whether Microsoft couldn't just wipe them out that the most important part of Netscape's product was that it offered end-to-end encryption. He said that this was important for the growth of the nets and was something that people wanted. DCF "Competitive Advantage - Markets vs Politics - in a market your customers go out of their way to give you their money, in politics the 'customers' go out of their way to keep from giving you their money."

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Re: Trouble accessing archive with Netscape
by cactus＠hks.net 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- In article <199506281259.AA03051(a)bear-gate.bear.com>, David Mandl <dmandl(a)bear.com> wrote: >> From: shamrock(a)netcom.com (Lucky Green) >> >> Am I the only one that has problems accessing the archives using Mac >> Netscape 1.1N? > >I had the same problem. (And Tim reports the same). Huh. Since I only use lynx and arena, I haven't seen this. But I'll take y'all's word for it. Since I'm about to toss hypermail out the window and replace it with my own code (that I'm working on anyway for a consulting gig -- one of the benefits of running the archives is having a test-bed for large archives), you can reasonably expect the problem to go away in the not-too-distant future. I'll probably ask for people to test the new HTML when it's ready. - -- Todd Masco | "Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've cactus(a)hks.net | constructed." - Darth Vader Cactus' Homepage - --- [This message has been signed by an auto-signing service. A valid signature means only that it has been received at the address corresponding to the signature and forwarded.] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 Comment: Gratis auto-signing service iQBFAwUBMCj7BSoZzwIn1bdtAQEVRgF5AXaw25/1H4dfrGGuCtNhXm4wg23f9nnR q8HOzsnbVkznKal8wtzvgblofYtjekTK =ZC4N -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Re: Over 350 'Munitions T-shirts' Shipped
by dhenson＠itsnet.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

>Where are mine...I got the money to you via >Mario wojo???? at SUN... >I ordered 8 of the shirts Sorry. I show no order for anyone named Goen, no orders from anyone named Mario, and only one order from anyone at Sun. Are you sure you ordered from me or did you order from Joel? (Who I understand has been a bit slow in filling his orders.) If you want to order from me, I have included email and USnail ordering instructions at the end of this message. >BTW >I am the publisher of PGP 1.0 the only person >who will be indicted with Phil or alone for PGP >what about MY defense fund???? I'm not in the business of setting up defense funds. If you have one, I would be happy to publicize it. Send me your story. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- MUNITIONS TSHIRT ORDER INFO (That you requested) Either cost only (UK), or 25% proceeds to Phil Zimmermann (US). We now have 2 suppliers, one in the US (WEPIN, for US & Canadians only), and one in the UK (Adam Back) for the 'free world', you know places like Europe (with the strange exception of France), Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan, etc, etc. If you are a citizen of and living in the US or Canada: =========================================================================== US orders (25% of proceeds to the Phil Zimmermann legal defense fund): http://colossus.net/wepinsto/ (It's all set up for WWW forms, you can use VISA, M/C, or personal check to buy on-line, or you can order via PGP-encrypted email.) Tshirts are black 100% cotton Beefy-T with white printing. On the front of the shirt are the words 'RSA encryption in perl'. Below that is a perl script that implements the RSA algorithm for arbitrary keylengths. Below that is a machine-readable barcode of the same perl script. On the back of the shirt are the words 'WARNING This t-shirt is a munition' along with the ITAR and USC references that make it a munition that is illegal to export. You can see a mockup of the design by pointing your Web browser to the URL http://colossus.net/wepinsto/wsft_f/wspp_f/tshirt1.html. Here's the prices, but order through the web page if you can, all on-line, Tshirts only (no sweatshirts), and only in black: Large: $15.95 X-Large: $15.95 2X-Large: $17.95 3X-Large: $19.95 No tax, shipping, or handling charges. Just send a message (PGP encrypted recommended - see my key below) to dhenson(a)itsnet.com with your desired shipping address, the quantity of each size that you want, and total amount of the order along with payment info. (See below, after my PGP key, for what info you need to include.) MAKE YOUR CHECK OR MONEY ORDER PAYABLE TO 'ALH'. It is also a good idea to include your telephone number and email address in case there are questions about your order. (All this plus payment info can be sent via the Web page.) You can send Visa/MasterCard info and personal check info in email or via the Web page order form. If you want to pay any other way, you will have to send your order via USnail to: West El Paso Information Network (Tshirt) 6112 N. Mesa #218 El Paso, Texas 79912 Here's my PGP public key (use to encrypt your order). Don't forget to remove the '- ' at the beginning and the end of the block. - -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: 2.6.2 mQCNAy8G5lIAAAEEAKT/Hd5q2dqyyLbvE/I+GnmuxV+u79lrCAcw8fWxzi1vVQwS bKF8DjGO+xnPdZAdryPUJoS8yitmc/pE1wFmNWeunCImu81gxhpphgbnq8/nm8/c 3q1i4/0QlofxWphxhFF3b7zQMzS7iiFZL5x7Rget5aRaWnKE855C4hMDAC3JAAUR tCZEb24gSGVuc29uLCBXRVBJTiA8ZGhlbnNvbkBpdHNuZXQuY29tPokAlQMFEC/w ROBsRrMZUt3z9QEBnWsEANW9SUj1ompT0lAiu0Ihu+SREgoqmbmM/eeDn2ddY49C ojDdfdmHKRhifLsNq/HXEvbtNhu2T2kti6kRRuU8jp0ACBkpMeB9A/yuLFTnzjkO 9/p9xOGSR3ycvOfarvVjVQo0JMAQPodL6n1OuS/AXlRe6R29sAm2gvEnLMXwG/II iQCVAwUQL+8x1r2wdU1ev5p9AQGG2AP9GS/kpmQENj3C5eAZmMGocDvR49+/y++k LGyY7Bt0SK0kFQLrInEun/4QESzWbZ4wA7uXAEsxoy+wXepWqm/gMTND/pAhzTSH ykSEM2aPxYdnrkmE/5kKsynq7R06NgY5ishLyxL5HwauYvqerKcr1vfgaO9FbQnG 3Vk7zXozmeOJAJUDBRAvVOm/Vcp0KbCAaB0BATZPA/96ingb1PGTtPHGfb5tFmfk KLcxBnDvqhHm4fVxuo+QbdHDsw2HXdXjLw053Ae7Hx/lpwf9NRfpLliiR39JCARJ 5KB94TMKhHrxAaicN7wuqrbmsnQgthNN4svC1QbSSQ08r/HJnAyeTk71RgHf7Aq0 MPFDEh7wyJhT27zq/831JLQWV0VQSU4gPHdlcGluQHNnaXIuY29tPokAlQMFEC8G 52h8y4XkPC4ZpQEBkE0EAJxxVkO4ApzO7tO2Drvbipve5bjNOEvNnpzA+5F7lnLF WddBMsP3C5V8IQ/gituSVDMfhp/D/1nD6FnJ1sP+LM2SF/wRbL6exuAG0Z74PLTf 2UGUzc8/cP3Q/imxXj77voi0Q0UVC1M5SzvlsGFr8I0W6meUJqSH0a4AYUf3WMKm iQCVAwUQLwbmwp5C4hMDAC3JAQGsZgQAhnFNMDh9TJmbv5O9Y7KXUkYhKXFX2kFZ p0Czx2t/94A0O9XQeRFBrGimrbRm095s+T+CJ/9C2J+AyV8heOUOGknq4d+1HTWa GlTo/2Zu3Lh0bml7l1ovbE28O7VjMu9lBiz+X6bgccHs5YyanNLyWIYF/xDgrCkl KMN4oOFjrSU= =xL+f - -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- If you're not a US or Canadian citizen or permanent resident living in the US or Canada, use the UK shirt offer below. PAYMENT INFO YOU NEED TO INCLUDE IN YOUR EMAIL ORDER: VISA/MASTERCARD 1) Name on the card (exactly as it is printed on the card): 2) Card Type: (Visa/MC) 3) Card Number: 4) Card Expiration Date: PERSONAL CHECK If paying by Telecheck, please follow these instructions carefully and double-check all your entries for accuracy and completeness. Please note that the check must be drawn on a U.S. Bank. First, take out your checkbook and write a check (made payable to 'ALH') just as though you were going to mail it to us. Don't forget to enter the information in your check register. Use the check you have written as the source of the information we will be asking for below. The first item of information we need is the name or names printed on the check. Include all spaces, commas, periods, etc exactly as printed on the check. (For example, if there is a period after the initial, use it . . . if no period, don't put one in.) If it is a joint account, include the joint name also. Name(s) EXACTLY as it appears on your check: Check Number: Dollar Amount: $ Bank Name: Bank Address: Bank City/State/Zip: Across the bottom of every check is a series of funny-looking (MICR) numbers. These numbers include the routing codes for the bank, your account number, and the check number. There are also some non-numeric symbols. Just leave a blank space in the number where these symbols appear. Also include a blank space where there is a blank space in the number. After you have entered the numbers from left to right, it is a good idea to double-check them from right to left. (It's easier to catch mistakes this way.) MICR Numbers: (Double-Checked) Enter any comments that you would like to have appear on the check as memo: If you are NOT a citizen of and living in the US or Canada: =========================================================================== Free world: printed in the UK for shipping to anywhere http://dcs.ex.ac.uk/~aba/rsa/uk-shirt.html Cost only (estimated cost, if there is any change, it goes to the PZLDF also) If you're in the US Don's offer is going to work out cheaper. (If you're a foreign national living in the US or Canada you should order through this option as it would be illegal for Don to sell to you) My prices are (all in UKP): Prices inclusive of UK postage, and packing, see below for overseas postage T-shirts only 2 sizes available: Large (L), and Extra Large (XL), both the same price: 8 UKP Sweatshirts only 2 sizes available: Large (L), and Extra Large (XL), both the same price: 14 UKP Overseas postage: Add 0.75 UKP per shirt for Europe Add 1.50 UKP per shirt for US & Canada Add 2.00 UKP per shirt for Australia, NewZealand, South Africa or other I will accept payment in UK currency cheques or UK cashable money orders, or if you want to risk cash in the post, UK cash or US cash (you bear risk). I CAN'T take credit cards etc, as I'm just a student, and don't have facilities for this kind of thing. So you'll have to use cheques/cash as described above. (The costs are estimated because it is impossible to get a firm quote without knowing how many to order, which I can't know until I have the orders, so if works out cheaper due to higher volume than expected and there is any change left over, I will forward it to the Phil Zimmermann legal defense fund). My snail address is: Adam Back South Blagdon Farm Thorndon Cross OKEHAMPTON Devon UK EX20 4NJ Please make sure to include: - your email address in case of query - your snail mail address - details of choice of T-shirt or sweat-shirt and size (L or XL) - payment Adam Here is my PGP public key, if you feel the need to say anything financially related, or prefer secure email (you'll need to edit off the leading "- " which my PGP signing the whole mail has added, before you feed it to PGP): - -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: 2.6.2i mQCNAiwUXUEAAAEEAJnWEHE3juLAyMnEt3hrID3t8tblJvJPfoPz4Plg+2a5y4HA TonXBomkhm8hrRu1umruUUaeW1mxIbpvP413a2JyU7pdyfyoFVpWW5iT9pXYOgSW 65d+5GWe4g4PLrSbJZPBFIezd8xddnx5+5hbRk1K6UpfReQuOynIuJ1VakpnAAUT tBxBZGFtIEJhY2sgPGFiYUBkY3MuZXguYWMudWs+iQCVAwUQL9gNKSnIuJ1Vakpn AQHH6AP/T7dwXid03U7UM2/QzU+y6F4kHrGBuvJcyJewWbEb16ItkMngjzXP47kx gZygR4MWXsyQlvE2inSYzRJ3L+6ftaPvX8JsvVCll7JIejfmNGZYSWw9E/vPi/ls aa+pN3WqPxnzpwr8PL6b8w1fZZ47antgdZlOXgGO+hRbWV7zPcc= =KGUk - -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBMBebrp5C4hMDAC3JAQHXgwP/RSnLZgJiDMEa13b4Ccq0/iwaep2WXzRt ev5zoZG8oItXYp+Rtm1WeIoOucxLR3k5y0qQKnIEYYhBixnWMU8Xo/ySLvjN8x6t UU+Jbx802vPIRfXB99nuXdzvEsXAjB0ceyzg0iRYaOG3BI4AjFdGnsO6LwU1W1d1 6ctLmgR759k= =PZUo - -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBMBecOZ5C4hMDAC3JAQHQgAP9GPs/v5JV6aEAQvKTi+YcO6/5IeOMzu/y wF17l4CBSCj3tB4XRA4cOCyZgrPXnaIvGzJztKzxcRPxhFkZM4sjvOQA13uGTH/w YG1yN04FMZ7SsjErOHAvpm3W/S1RwLxOHVfucIoXcnFi2sRUZndfV/Kb3s0a8Ztk BhlrLCZG164= =/gvS -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Don Henson, Managing Director (PGP Key ID = 0X03002DC9) West El Paso Information Network (WEPIN) Check out The WEPIN Store at URL: http://colossus.net/wepinsto/wshome.html

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Re: Crypto = Competitive Advantage?
by tcmay＠got.net 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

At 2:17 PM 8/9/95, Duncan Frissell wrote: >Note to Mr. Bill - > >I was watching CNBC this morning while reading my mail and they had a story >on the Netscape Communications IPO (ticker NSCP btw). Some analyst said >when asked whether Microsoft couldn't just wipe them out that the most >important part of Netscape's product was that it offered end-to-end >encryption. He said that this was important for the growth of the nets and >was something that people wanted. As long as the Netscape IPO topic has come up... A former member of our list, Marc Andreessen, just became worth $70 million or so in today's IPO. (IPO = Initial Public Offering, or "Internet PGP Offering") Personally, I think this valuation of Netscape at a few billion dollars is way too high. They've got a leading product, which most folks have gotten for free, and they've signed a bunch of corporate deals. But a few billion for a brand new company? ...and who knows how many of their sudden multimillionaire developers will now leave...? Crypto could be the next big wave of IPOs, with "Verisign" and "RSADSI" both rumored to be offered. Some of the digital commerce companies may be next. It seems that anything involving the Internet, the Web, and digital commerce is really, really hot. --Timothy C. May, President, Bank of the Web Special note: My ISP has changed its domain name from "sensemedia.net" to "got.net" (as in "got milk?"), so I have to again ask you all to bear with me and use my new e-mail address, "tcmay(a)got.net". ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---- Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay(a)got.net (Got net?) | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero 408-728-0152 | knowledge, reputations, information markets, Corralitos, CA | black markets, collapse of governments. Higher Power: 2^756839 | Public Key: PGP and MailSafe available. "National borders are just speed bumps on the information superhighway."

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