December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

Re: Web Browsers and Anonymous Mail (Was: NSA net trolling)
by frantz＠netcom.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

>(0) I'm not aware of any class library objects or methods in stand-alone Java >for calling the local mail transport agent. Is there any class library >support in Java+{Navigator, HotJava, Mosaic, NetCruiser, the AOL web tool, >etc.} for applet calls to the local mail agent that's configured in the >browser ? A look at the documentation does not show one. You may have to implement the whole MTA protocol yourself :-(. It does occur to me that such a library would only be possible in a browser that knows (via configuration) how to find MTAs. Good luck - Bill ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bill Frantz | The CDA means | Periwinkle -- Computer Consulting (408)356-8506 | lost jobs and | 16345 Englewood Ave. frantz(a)netcom.com | dead teenagers | Los Gatos, CA 95032, USA

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Conexion a control
by asantos＠retesa.es 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Por favor, no useis el modem hasta que no pongamos en marcha el sistema de retorno de llamadas y nos aseguremos que estan las medidas de seguridad correctas. >Return-Path: <jfla> >Received: by sun2.retesa.es (5.x/SMI-SVR4) > id AA01057; Tue, 20 Feb 1996 15:58:35 GMT >Date: Tue, 20 Feb 1996 15:58:35 GMT >From: jfla (Jose Fernando Luis Alarcon) >Message-Id: <9602201558.AA01057(a)sun2.retesa.es> >To: gruporetesa >Subject: Conexion a control >Content-Type: text > >Hola a todos: > Teneis a vuestra disposicion el acceso a control por modem , la linea >tendra el numero 3426751 , entrareis como terminal remoto .., la conexion ppp >a control todavia no esta disponible.., pero lo estara en poco tiempo. > Un saludo, > _ > /____/______ > (_/-- /__ /-\ > Agustín Santos Méndez, RETESA, S.A. C/Orense 4, Planta 10. 28020 MADRID SPAIN. Ph: +34.1.342.67.91 Fax +34.1.597.28.77 E-mail: asantos(a)retesa.es

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Re: Optical repeaters
by jamesd＠echeque.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

At 07:35 PM 2/19/96 -0800, Timothy C. May wrote: >By analogy, it is not clear to me that a simple regeneration mechanism, >with no local observer or recording apparatus, will collapse the wave >function. Seems to me an experiment may have already been done along these >lines: separate fibers producing an interference pattern and then these >inline amps added...if the interference pattern remains, as I would expect, >then the amps/regenerators did not constitute a "measurement" in QM terms. An amplification mechanism will usually couple the signal to the vacuum, and introduce vacuum noise. Another way of thinking of vacuum noise is that amplification mixes the state of the signal, with the (unknown) phase of the universe at infinity. Of course any statement in words about quantum mechanics is necessarily false, so the above statement is a metaphor or parable, rather than literal truth. --------------------------------------------------------------------- | We have the right to defend ourselves | http://www.jim.com/jamesd/ and our property, because of the kind | of animals that we are. True law | James A. Donald derives from this right, not from the | arbitrary power of the state. | jamesd(a)echeque.com

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Re: Internet Privacy Guaranteed ad (POTP Jr.)
by geeman＠best.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

There are remarkable similarities between this 'system' and the Elementrix one. Could it be that E-ix is selling some licenses to the unsuspecting? Or perhaps it's the other way around. Both involve: - An ill-defined cure-all solution which can't realy be revealed because of patent-pending status - An OTP (so they say) that's not really an OTP - Starting with a 'seed' that is truly random and then algorithmically generating a stream that is XOR-ed with the data, based on analogies to "rotors" and "dice" - Encrypting keystream data using portions of the previous keystream ** fairly remarkable coincidences. Or is it that great minds think alike?

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SOW_hat
by John Young 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

2-20-96. FT: "Cash versus cashless." Assays Y/Ns of e-cash and declares DigiCash the winner for its privacy and anonymity. Echoes DC privacy mantra and sketches DC/DC tests underway by the EU. Compares froth of issuers, fear of banks and so-what of consumers: "Physical cash already offers consumers a product that is universally accepted, convenient, anonymous and has no direct costs." 2-20-96. WSJ: "Security Sytem On the Internet Contains Flaw." Two Purdue University students discovered a major flaw in Kerberos that could allow a hacker to penetrate corporate networks in about 5.8 seconds, giving another black-eye to electronic commerce. SOW_hat

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CRYPTO INFO
by crisper 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

I am fairly new to this crypto group and was looking for any good places to get some basic information on current cryptography techniques. Anyone with som info on this topic please E-MAIL the response dont post on the mailing list. E-mail to crisper(a)ascensionet.com IF ANYONE KNOWS OF ANY GOOD PLACES TOGET A GOOD PGP SHELL FOR WINDOWS PLEASE ADD THE URL OR FTP SITE. THANX

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Re: JavaScript to grab email
by frantz＠netcom.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

At 4:33 PM 2/20/96 +0200, Jyri Kaljundi wrote: >Another annoying feature in JavaScript and Netscape. Have a look at ><http://www.popco.com/grabtest.html> > >The page uses JavaScript to steal your e-mail address and sends a test >e-mail message to the address it grabbed. It works with Netscape, which >is probably only browser supporting JavaScript. > >Probably there will soon be thousands of pages which include this code, >and people using Netscape 2.0 will be spammed with commercial messages. >So just put some false e-mail address in your Netscape browser to disable >this feature. >... Anyone know the email address of an email reflector that automatically sends everything sent (not bounced) to it back to the sender. Or I suppose I could use invalid names/domain names. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bill Frantz | The CDA means | Periwinkle -- Computer Consulting (408)356-8506 | lost jobs and | 16345 Englewood Ave. frantz(a)netcom.com | dead teenagers | Los Gatos, CA 95032, USA

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Chaotic physical systems as random number sources
by E. ALLEN SMITH 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

I'm curious if anyone knows of any attempts to use a chaotic physical system (such as the famous double pendulum) as a source of random numbers. I did an Alta Vista check on the problem, and all I turned up was a paper (in postscript, so I couldn't read it) on all mathematical pseudorandom number generators being logical chaotic systems. (It's at http://csl.ncsa.uiuc.edu/~herring/publications/rand.ps) One problem that I can see is that of strange attractors. While the path through each time would be different, they're still _close_ to each other, and a practical mechanical system might not be sensitive enough to pick up the differences. Thanks, -Allen

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New Remailer
by remailer＠meaning.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

The Nemesis Remailer is online at remailer(a)meaning.com. It supports Type 1 (Ghio) and Type 2 (Mixmaster) messages. It is still in beta testing. Comments to remailer-owner(a)meaning.com would be appreciated.

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Re: Internet Privacy Guaranteed ad (POTP Jr.)
by Jim_Bostwick＠cargill.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

In <199602200851.DAA02057(a)thor.cs.umass.edu>, Lewis mentioned: > Could you explain what the acronyms "ADC" and "LOB" mean here ? I [and] > I might guess that LOB = Low Order Bits. Now, I'm way (WAY) over my head on this forum wrt crypto. However, an idea -- ADC might mean Analog Digital Converter. LOB might mean Low Order Bit (singular). So, IPG may just be watching the LOB of an off-the-shelf analog input card. Rash speculation, of course. However, if true, a Novitiate Crypto Wizard might be prompted to ask: "Assuming I use an audio source to drive the ADC, which of the following would yield higher entropy?: * Greatfull Dead * Al Gore speeches * The Beatle's White album (at 78, backwards) * The hiss after the local AM station shuts down for the night. " :-) -jim P.S. My name is Jim Bostwick, I hate big SIG files, and my employers opinion might actually coincide with my own - but probably not.

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