December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

Re: Linking = Showing = Transferring?
by dsc＠swcp.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Suppose we interpret Linking = Showing as For all web pages x and y, Showing(x) and Linkto(x,y) --> Showing(y) Meaning: In all cases, if a page is being shown and it links to another page, then the other page is being shown. With this kind of transitivity I would not be surprised if a third of the web sites are showing pornography. For example (made up titles!), Transitors --> Electronics Distributers --> Ray's TV --> Springfield Businesses --> Bob's Photography --> Plenty Pictures --> Photography Resources --> Asian, Female --> World Nudity --> John's Porno Shop. The poor guy trying to be helpful to those learning electronics now has a pornopage. Perhaps some kind of fuzzy logic could apply. If one believes in such a thing. I wonder if I have a pornopage. Dar =========================================================== Dar Scott Home phone: +1 505 299 9497 Dar Scott Consulting Voice: +1 505 299 5790 8637 Horacio Place NE Email: darscott(a)aol.com Albuquerque, NM 87111 dsc(a)swcp.com Fax: +1 505 898 6525 http://www.swcp.com/~correspo/DSC/DarScott.html ===========================================================

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Re: The problem of playing politics with our constitutional rights
by phelix＠vallnet.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

On 22 Sep 1997 02:32:12 -0500, Alan <alan(a)ctrl-alt-del.com> wrote: >Mail is another hole. Eudora now distributes PGP 5.0 with the latest >version. (This version does not do RSA keys. You can get the plug in to do >those keys from PGP inc.) This is helpful, but there are many other >plug-ins that need to be written. Support for remailers is lacking. >Windows based code for Mixmaster is also a needed thing. A good interface >would help immensely. (Private Idaho was a big step in the right >direction. Integrated with a remailer people already use would be another >big step forward.) > Agreed. I think Remailer support could be a big opportunity. People may not understand/care-about encryption, digital signing, etc., but they definitely understand the need for anonymity. Question: If a free remailer plugin for eudora is released, can the remailers handle the increased load? Are there enough remailers? People will not tolerate more than a 24 hour delay for getting their messages delivers. What about spamming? Another Question: Since such a plugin uses (has the hooks for) encryption, would it be covered by ITAR? (i'm asking because I'm seriously considering making the eudora plugin) Anyway, the remailer 'network' needs to be strengthened. Right now, Raph's pinging service (or whatever private idaho uses) is the only way private idaho can tell which servers are up. Attack this point, and reliability when chaining remailers becomes uncertain. Imagine a TLA co-opting this service and altering the list to favor government friendly remailers. It also needs to be easier to set up a remailer. I'd like to see the software distributed in .deb and .rpm packages for Linux. Once set up, the remailer could automatically announce itself to the world (perhaps via a newsgroup post). The various listing services would pick up on this. The more automated it is, the better. >I am sure that people can think of all sorts of other ideas for needed >apps. But to make them usable for the "general public", the apps will be >needed to be written for Windows. (As much as I hate to think about it...) Private idaho needs to be rewritten (in Java possibly) to be simpler to operate. There should be one button to press to send a message without messing with what type and which remailers to use; the program could choose these things randomly (ok, it's not the best thing to do, but at least it's easy to use). It also should be updated to use pgp 5.0 (not exclusively, of course). If possible, also add support for the Eternity Service. Stenography Plugin for mail/news readers. It's our one (and possibly only) defense against GAK. You can't decrypt what you can't see. (watch for Stenography to be classified as encryption and be similarly restricted.) Is there any support for signed web pages? Is this covered by SSL?

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Jim Bell Letter
by John Young 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

We offer a recent letter from Jim Bell that describes prison and his prospects: http://jya.com/jimbell4.htm It is published against his wishes, maybe. Read the letter to see the fear (or caginess) loss of freedom teaches.

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irs_1.html (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > From: maria(a)linux.nycmetro.com > Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 02:31:12 -0400 > Subject: irs_1.html > "These people have horrendous power, granted by (Congress)...it's > legitimate, but that's a big amount of power," a committee source, who > spoke on condition of anonymity, said. > > "To be able to take a residence on nothing more than a couple of > signatures," the source said, referring to the IRS's authority to > confiscate cars, homes and other property from people who owe taxes. > An IRS spokesman said the agency carried out the law as written by > Congress and that if mistakes were made, it tried to correct them. > "We deal with millions of taxpayers every year, and in the vast > majority of cases taxpayers feel that they are treated courteously and > professionally," he added. Talk about clueless.... ____________________________________________________________________ | | | The financial policy of the welfare state requires that there | | be no way for the owners of wealth to protect themselves. | | | | -Alan Greenspan- | | | | _____ The Armadillo Group | | ,::////;::-. Austin, Tx. USA | | /:'///// ``::>/|/ http:// www.ssz.com/ | | .', |||| `/( e\ | | -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- Jim Choate | | ravage(a)ssz.com | | 512-451-7087 | |____________________________________________________________________|

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

17 Dec '03

<---- Begin Forwarded Message ----> Sorry to do this to you. This is a love chain letter. Within 5 days you >must send it to 10 other people. On the 5th day a person you like will ask >you out, or >>tell you that they love you. If you do not send it you will have problems >>in future relationships. It has been going since 1877 and hasn't >>stopped since. >> >> >>Around the corner I have a friend, >>> In this great city that has no end, >>> Yet the days go by and weeks rush on, >>> And before I know it, a year is gone. >>> And I never see my old friends face, >>> For life is a swift and terrible race, >>> He knows I like him just as well, >> As in the days when I rang his bell. >>> And he rang mine >>> if, we were younger then, >>> And now we are busy, tired men. >>> Tired of playing a foolish game, >>> Tired of trying to make a name. >>> "Tommorow" I say "I will call on Jim" >>> "Just to show that I'm thinking of him." >>> But tommorow comes and tommorow goes, >>> And distance between us grows and grows. >>> Around the corner!- yet miles away, >>> "Here's a telegram sir" >>> "Jim died today." >>> And thats what we get and deserve in the end. >>> Around the corner, a vanished friend. >>> >> Remember to always say what you mean. If you love someone, tell them. >Don't be afraid to express yourself. Reach out and tell someone what they >mean to you. Beause when you decide that it is the right time, it might be >too late. Seize the day. Never have regrets. And most importantly, stay >close to your friends and family, for they have helped make you the person >that you are today. >> >> Pass this along to your friends. It could make a difference. The >difference between doing all that you can or having regrets which may stay >with you forever. >> >> >> >> >>*note* The more people that you send this to, the better luck you will have. >> >> "If life is a waste of time, and time is a waste of life", then let's all >get wasted together and have the time of our lives." >> >> <---- End Forwarded Message ---->

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List of reliable remailers
by Raph Levien 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

I operate a remailer pinging service which collects detailed information about remailer features and reliability. To use it, just finger remailer-list(a)kiwi.cs.berkeley.edu There is also a Web version of the same information, plus lots of interesting links to remailer-related resources, at: http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~raph/remailer-list.html This information is used by premail, a remailer chaining and PGP encrypting client for outgoing mail. For more information, see: http://www.c2.org/~raph/premail.html For the PGP public keys of the remailers, finger pgpkeys(a)kiwi.cs.berkeley.edu This is the current info: REMAILER LIST This is an automatically generated listing of remailers. The first part of the listing shows the remailers along with configuration options and special features for each of the remailers. The second part shows the 12-day history, and average latency and uptime for each remailer. You can also get this list by fingering remailer-list(a)kiwi.cs.berkeley.edu. $remailer{'cyber'} = '<alias(a)alias.cyberpass.net> alpha pgp'; $remailer{"mix"} = "<mixmaster(a)remail.obscura.com> cpunk mix pgp hash latent cut ek ksub reord ?"; $remailer{"replay"} = "<remailer(a)replay.com> cpunk mix pgp hash latent cut post ek"; $remailer{"jam"} = "<remailer(a)cypherpunks.ca> cpunk mix pgp hash middle latent cut ek"; $remailer{"winsock"} = "<winsock(a)rigel.cyberpass.net> cpunk pgp pgponly hash cut ksub reord ?"; $remailer{'nym'} = '<config(a)nym.alias.net> newnym pgp'; $remailer{"squirrel"} = "<mix(a)squirrel.owl.de> cpunk mix pgp pgponly hash latent cut ek"; $remailer{'weasel'} = '<config(a)weasel.owl.de> newnym pgp'; $remailer{"reno"} = "<middleman(a)cyberpass.net> cpunk mix pgp hash middle latent cut ek reord ?"; $remailer{"cracker"} = "<remailer(a)anon.efga.org> cpunk mix remix pgp hash ksub esub latent cut ek reord post"; $remailer{'redneck'} = '<config(a)anon.efga.org> newnym pgp'; $remailer{"bureau42"} = "<remailer(a)bureau42.ml.org> cpunk mix pgp ksub hash latent cut ek"; $remailer{"neva"} = "<remailer(a)neva.org> cpunk pgp pgponly hash cut ksub ?"; $remailer{"lcs"} = "<mix(a)anon.lcs.mit.edu> mix"; $remailer{"medusa"} = "<medusa(a)weasel.owl.de> mix middle" $remailer{"McCain"} = "<mccain(a)notatla.demon.co.uk> mix middle"; $remailer{"valdeez"} = "<valdeez(a)juno.com> cpunk pgp pgponly hash ek"; $remailer{"arrid"} = "<arrid(a)juno.com> cpunk pgp pgponly hash ek"; $remailer{"hera"} = "<goddesshera(a)juno.com> cpunk pgp pgponly hash ek"; $remailer{"htuttle"} = "<h_tuttle(a)rigel.cyberpass.net> cpunk pgp hash latent cut post ek"; catalyst(a)netcom.com is _not_ a remailer. lmccarth(a)ducie.cs.umass.edu is _not_ a remailer. usura(a)replay.com is _not_ a remailer. remailer(a)crynwr.com is _not_ a remailer. There is no remailer at relay.com. Groups of remailers sharing a machine or operator: (cyber mix reno winsock) (weasel squirrel medusa) (cracker redneck) (nym lcs) (valdeez arrid hera) The remailer list here has been out of date for some time, but should be up to date now. I'm still working on updating the web page. Last update: Mon 22 Sep 97 6:48:37 PDT remailer email address history latency uptime ----------------------------------------------------------------------- cyber alias(a)alias.cyberpass.net ******+***** 10:29 99.99% nym config(a)nym.alias.net *+####+##### 1:02 99.98% cracker remailer(a)anon.efga.org +++++-++*+++ 30:09 99.86% jam remailer(a)cypherpunks.ca +++++-++++++ 39:28 99.85% redneck config(a)anon.efga.org #**#*-#**#*# 10:53 99.83% winsock winsock(a)rigel.cyberpass.net ----.---__.# 16:36:54 99.67% replay remailer(a)replay.com *+**** ***** 4:33 99.64% bureau42 remailer(a)bureau42.ml.org ----------- 3:50:50 99.64% neva remailer(a)neva.org +--* --- --- 3:48:40 99.08% mix mixmaster(a)remail.obscura.com ***** -***** 3:10:16 98.66% reno middleman(a)cyberpass.net ---- --+-+* 2:23:45 98.11% hera goddesshera(a)juno.com --.------- 8:36:27 97.55% arrid arrid(a)juno.com _.-----.- 12:37:56 95.99% squirrel mix(a)squirrel.owl.de ------- -- 3:02:31 94.18% valdeez valdeez(a)juno.com ----- 4:58:22 31.61% History key * # response in less than 5 minutes. * * response in less than 1 hour. * + response in less than 4 hours. * - response in less than 24 hours. * . response in more than 1 day. * _ response came back too late (more than 2 days). cpunk A major class of remailers. Supports Request-Remailing-To: field. eric A variant of the cpunk style. Uses Anon-Send-To: instead. penet The third class of remailers (at least for right now). Uses X-Anon-To: in the header. pgp Remailer supports encryption with PGP. A period after the keyword means that the short name, rather than the full email address, should be used as the encryption key ID. hash Supports ## pasting, so anything can be put into the headers of outgoing messages. ksub Remailer always kills subject header, even in non-pgp mode. nsub Remailer always preserves subject header, even in pgp mode. latent Supports Matt Ghio's Latent-Time: option. cut Supports Matt Ghio's Cutmarks: option. post Post to Usenet using Post-To: or Anon-Post-To: header. ek Encrypt responses in reply blocks using Encrypt-Key: header. special Accepts only pgp encrypted messages. mix Can accept messages in Mixmaster format. reord Attempts to foil traffic analysis by reordering messages. Note: I'm relying on the word of the remailer operator here, and haven't verified the reord info myself. mon Remailer has been known to monitor contents of private email. filter Remailer has been known to filter messages based on content. If not listed in conjunction with mon, then only messages destined for public forums are subject to filtering. Raph Levien

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Re: alt.cypherpunks
by goedel＠tezcat.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hi all, > >My vote is to let the folks on usenet sink in their own quagmire of >ignorance about what we do. This list is no secret. If somebody wants to >get into the 'game' let them bloody well subscribe. > >Ta ta. I should mention that the literate programming mailing list somehow died when it moved to comp.programming.literate. Something about the nature of usenet took the life out of it. Besides, does anyone want the inevitable "How can I get my Win95 PC to run doom?" questions? -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQBgAwUBMFs3bHIf3YegbdiBAQEu7AJWLFim1gdvzCy1+WpPzr8lxcDMmYcxIOyH 3XqR+7YSfEoPEW23Gq73BBU658leNKspGwJQ1a+7qnFsDRL1+TEe/V4meOwfyoWq aNcn =YLv5 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Dietrich Kappe | Red Planet http://www.redweb.com Red Planet, LLC| "Chess Space" | "MS Access Products" | PGP Public Key 1-800-RED 0 WEB| /chess | /cobre | /goedel/key.txt Web Publishing | Key fingerprint: 8C2983E66AB723F9 A014A0417D268B84

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RE: Commercial Mixmaster
by Rich Salz 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

>The concern is not "commercialization", per se, but rather the use >of "commercialization" as an excuse to build in "proprietary" >features (Back doors?) for which no corresponding source code is >involved. > >Since no one has made a good case for there even being a COMMERCIAL >market for Mixmaster, could there be other motives? ... > >No, I'm not accusing Lance. But if he no longer has the time to >support Mixmaster, then perhaps some other crypto-friendly group >should take over the task and keep it an OPEN system, with source >code available. In fact, even freezing Mixmaster as is would be >preferable to "improvements" that people don't/can't trust. This doesn't make sense. Someone wants to commercialize Mixmaster. You don't know who it is, but you since you can't see how to make money doing this, you suspect their motives. Yet on the other hand, you think they will be so successful that enough people will buy binary-only servers such that backdoors are a real threat, perhaps by forcing people to upgrade or otherwise breaking interoperability with the current free-source remailer network. You can't have it both ways. But even if you could, there's a solution. :) Download the source and start releasing "blender", a free-source anonymous remail system that is upwardly compatibly, *and based on* the current Mixmaster. /r$ s

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End-to-end cellular encryption needed - CDisk from Comverse Technology
by Anonymous 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

This is just one commercial product that implements most of what CALEA requires. The great thing about market economies is that we'll obtain the surveillance state at a competitive price. ====== Excerpts from "The CDisk Product Description", Reliable, Customized Solutions for Intercepting Calls from Cellular Switches Comverse's CDisk is a comprehensive digital audio system. It intercepts and captures call audio and data from cellular switches and distributes it to designated Monitoring Centers where it is processed and archived. In order to be effective, interception facilities for switches in cellular networks must offer * One system that supports all cellular networks. * Target subscriber management. * Access to all calls in which the target subscriber is a party. * Coverage of all types of calls. * Automatic collection of call data (Session Related Information - SRI), combined unambiguously into one conversation file. * Strict security provisions. CDisk meets the need with a mature, field-proven product CDisk covers all cellular networks: * Its field-proven interface connects with all major switches. * Its open system supports multiple networks and Monitoring Centers. * Its modular concept adapts simply to new standards and technologies. With CDisk's target-subscriber management tools, authorized users can: * Automatically process thousands of targets. * Add, edit and delete targets from the list. * Schedule start and end times, as well as define other conditions for interception. * Seamlessly cover targets across multiple networks. * For each target, define access rights for multiple Monitoring Centers, from organizations down to individual users. * Define priority targets. CDisk provides comprehensive call access by: * Covering all types of calls including voice calls, data calls - voice band modem, facsimile calls, short message service (SMS), unrestricted data calls. * Monitoring all types of call services, including call transfer, forward calls, diverted calls, conference or multi-party calls (CDisk accesses all parties involved.), call waiting. * Processing mixed voice and data calls. * Monitoring uncompleted and busy call attempts. * Supporting call diversion supplementary services. * Covering roaming visitors. Automatic collection of the following data for each target subscriber's call (Session Related Information): * Equipment ID - IMEI. * Called number, including cases of uncompleted calls (for MSISDN and IMSI). * Specification of the type of call (voice, data, fax, or SMS). * Conference call party numbers. * Diverted call number. * Target subscriber cell location - Location Area Identity (LAI) at call start and call termination. * Date, time, and duration of call. * Enabling users to listen to calls in real-time or in playback (after they are recorded).

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More on ECheques
by John Hemming CEO MarketNet 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

unicorn(a)polaris.mindport.net wrote: >> 1. I was not suggesting that you put your real bank account number >> in the program. A test number is perfectly adequate. >(But I will clone some checks and drain your account quickly). Really ..... how.

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