December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

Declaration against German censorship
by Felipe Rodriquez 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Send a mail to tuamotu(a)duplox.wz-berlin.de to sign this declaration against current German censorship and IP-filtering of sites. ------------------------------------------------------------------ A Letter of Protest On August 30th 1996, the German Federal Prosecutor wrote to German Internet providers and on-line services telling them that they could possibly be charged with aiding and abetting persons who are currently the subject of a preliminary inquiry by the German Federal Prosecutor due to an article published in a magazine which offended German anti-terrorism laws. The German Federal Prosecutor wrote (excerpt): "Under the following Internet addresses ... [the GFP names two WWW sites, which will be not quoted here because we do not refer to the actual case of a specific text which gives cause for complaint, instead we are interested in the act of censorship as such] ..the complete issue is available... [of the magazine who is subject of preliminary inquiry by the GFP. The GFP explains why they deem the text to be illegal in Germany]... We want you to be aware that you are possibly making yourself liable to prosecution by acting as an accessory to criminal offences [according to German anti-terrorist laws '' 129a,3 and 130a,1 StGB] if you allow the text to be accessed via your Internet dial-ins and host computers." Although the German Federal Prosecutor merely pointed out the possibility of being liable to prosecution and although the opinion of the GFP as expressed in the letter has not as of yet been proven right by a court decision, several German providers responded to the letter by temporarily (for no longer than 28 days) closing off the WWW sites where the electronic version of the article was previously available to Internet readers. From the point of view of a WWW site, for example xs4all.nl in the Netherlands, the action of German providers (among them the largest German providers) means a blockage of all of their WWW information for a great number of German netizens because of a single web page among the thousands of pages xs4all offers at their site. We think denying access to WWW sites is wrong. Beside the fact that it is practically impossible to filter the flow of data in order to keep specific WWW pages which are stored on WWW sites in other countries outside of the German state territory when Germans are allowed to contact these countries by phone for example - unless the German government decided upon massive censorship measurements which would be not according to German Laws as they are today - we demand equal rights for Internet providers and TelCo providers, thus making the GFP's letter unsubstantiated if equal rights were applied. So far, neither German Telecom nor the German postal service have been liable to prosecution by acting as assessories to criminal offences by simply transporting telephone or mail data. xs4all and xs2all Internet Information! back to the letter of protest in german language Internet Information (available in English, Dutch, German): http://www.xs4all.nl/~felipe/germany.html --- latest news Internet Information in German language http://www.spiegel.de/aktuell/sonv0296370906.html http://www.nadir.org/NA/Text/Archiv/Medien/Zeitschriften/radikal/netzzensur/ http://www.anwalt.de/ictf/mirror

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Re: CIA hacked
by dlv＠bwalk.dm.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

>From remailer(a)mailhub.bart.nl Thu Sep 19 13:18:03 1996 Received: by bwalk.dm.com (1.65/waf) via UUCP; Thu, 19 Sep 96 16:10:20 EDT for dlv Received: from spoof.bART.nl by uu.psi.com (5.65b/4.0.061193-PSI/PSINet) via SMTP; id AA03960 for dlv(a)bwalk.dm.com; Thu, 19 Sep 96 13:18:03 -0400 Received: (from remailer@localhost) by spoof.bart.nl (8.7.5/8.6.8) id TAA28972 for dlv(a)bwalk.dm.com; Thu, 19 Sep 1996 19:19:58 +0200 (MET DST) Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 19:19:58 +0200 (MET DST) Message-Id: <199609191719.TAA28972(a)spoof.bart.nl> To: dlv(a)bwalk.dm.com From: remailer(a)2005.bart.nl (Anonymous) Comments: Please report misuse of this automated remailing service to <remailer-admin(a)remailer.nl.com> The contents of this message are neither approved or condoned by nl.com or our host bART Internet. *** Replying to it will not send your reply to the sender *** There is no way to determine the originator of this message. If you wish to be blocked from receiving all anonymous mail, send your request to the <remailer-operators(a)c2.org> mailing list. The operator of this particular remailer can be reached at <remailer-admin(a)remailer.nl.com> Subject: Re: CIA hacked Return-Path: <cypherpunks-errors(a)toad.com> To: cypherpunks(a)toad.com Subject: Re: CIA hacked From: dlv(a)bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM) Comments: Dole/Kemp '96! Date: Thu, 19 Sep 96 08:08:39 EDT Organization: Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y. Sender: owner-cypherpunks(a)toad.com Mike van der Merwe <mikev(a)is.co.za> writes: > I'm sure we will find out in a few years that Microsoft invented the > Net. Or brought it to the masses. Or saved it from a certain and > early demise. Or all of the above. > JAMES SEYMOUR >Dr. John M. Grubor created the 'net. Who created you? You tub of shit?

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RE: Private key server
by James A. Tunnicliffe 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Gary Howland[SMTP:gary@systemics.com] wrote: f_estema(a)alcor.concordia.ca wrote: > > On Wed, 18 Sep 1996, Gary Howland wrote: > > > If you really want this functionality, a nicer solution is to use your > > passphrase as a seed to the key generator - that way you never need > > So much for entropy. If you can actually remember your seed generator, it > can't be that random, can it? I don't know about you, but I can certainly remember enough bits to be secure. The fact that passphrases are so widely used goes to show that I'm not the only one that can do this. [Darth Vader voice:] "Don't overestimate the entropy of your passphrase" Let's see, 128 bits (say) of info, mapped comfortably into the upper case letters and digits (5 bits/char), means a string of about 26 *really random* characters. An example might be "KQI8CH49SCK3PKWNA37AYV9QJ5". If that just rolls off your toungue, you have my respect (and I have pi memorized to 110 decimal places!) This assumes a full 5 bits of entropy/character. If your passphrase is more coherent (i.e., less entropy) than that, like "Strange kr0ws fly 1azily at MIDnight", it almost certainly contains _far_ less entropy than that. 128 bits of truly arbitrary (random) info is a fair amount of information to comfortably remember. Mind you, I think a properly constructed passphrase (like the one above) is pretty darn resistant against any sort of reasonable dictionary or quasi-brute force attack. But I don't think it's got anywhere near, say, 128 bits of entropy. Probably closer to half that. Anyway, the point I was making that this method would be preferable to a "secret key server". My proposal would offer the same security, would it not? (The secret key server is arguably less secure than generating keys from passphrases, since key generation takes longer than IDEA decryption - however, they are still of the same order). Using a pass phrase to seed key generation (or more directly, using the hash of a pass phrase as a key) does not increase the entropy, of course. Not sure if this is relevant to your claim, as I've sort of lost track of the original context! Best regards, Gary Tunny ====================================================================== James A. 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Commentary on news coverage of attacks
by E. Allen Smith 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

I thought it was interesting to note what got deleted - namely cryptographic (signature) protection against such attacks - and what got included - namely faked addresses. You can get the original NYT version via JYA. -Allen > _________________________________________________________________ > webslingerZ > _________________________________________________________________ > CONCERN AT RASH OF ATTACKS BY HACKERS ON INTERNET SITES > __________________________________________________________________________ > Copyright &copy 1996 Nando.net > Copyright &copy 1996 The Financial Times > SAN FRANCISCO (Sep 19, 1996 00:23 a.m. EDT) -- A rash of hacker > attacks on commercial Internet sites -- including one in which the > services of Panix, a New York-based Internet access provider, were > seriously disrupted -- has raised new concerns about the security and > reliability of the worldwide computer network. [...] > Attacks have been "isolated incidents," said Pete Solvik, > vice-president of information systems at Cisco Systems, the leading > manufacturer of routing equipment for the Internet. The company, > however, is concerned that the problem could spread, disrupting > Internet service for millions of users and effectively closing down > large commercial sites on the Internet. > With many banks and retailers now planning Internet services, the > potential for financial losses as a result of such attacks is rising. > Disruption of Internet service can also be a serious problem for the > tens of thousands of businesses that now rely on electronic mail and > sites on the World Wide Web to communicate with their partners and > customers. > The impact of a large-scale "denial-of-service attack" can be > devastating, said Solvik. Within a minute, a computer linked to the > Internet can be completely overwhelmed and it may take days before > service can be restored. [...] > Because the attacks came from fake addresses on the Internet, it was > "impossible to trace the source without a major effort on the part of > all Internet service providers between Panix and the attacking party," > said Rosen. > "The nature of the Internet, which is designed to let machines > communicate with a minimum exchange of identifying information, makes > every site on the Internet vulnerable," said Rosen. > The Federal Bureau of Investigation's New York Computer Investigations > Threat Assessment Center is understood to be investigating the attack > on Panix. Computer Emergency Response Teams, a US organization that > collates information about security and technical problems on the > Internet, are looking into the incident. [...] > Copyright &copy 1996 Nando.net

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It seems a million dollars in cash is illegal...
by Robert Hettinga 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

...in India, anyway. Yes. I know. He probably didn't *earn* it. Well, not *that* way, anyway... Cheers, Bob Hettinga --- begin forwarded text To: economist-politics(a)postbox.co.uk From: The Economist <null(a)postbox.co.uk> Subject: Politics This Week (September 13th - September 19th) Data: Thu Sep 19 17:33:56 GB 1996 Sender: Nobody <nobody(a)ivision.co.uk> Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 17:33:57 +0100 **************************************************************************** Welcome to Politics This Week (September 13th - September 19th) A weekly summary of the world's main events from The Economist Also available at http://www.economist.com/ **************************************************************************** <snip> Indian police arrested Sukh Ram, a former communications minister, a month after police found over $1m in cash hidden in his house. Mr Ram was arrested on his return from abroad. <snip> Information about this newsletter This is a free newsletter published by The Economist newspaper. To find out where best to direct queries to The Economist, do not reply to this message. Send a blank e-mail message to help(a)economist.com If you are having problems receiving this list, send an e-mail to support(a)postbox.co.uk To cancel your subscription, send an e-mail with the message "leave economist-politics" to newscaster(a)postbox.co.uk Alternatively, you can cancel your subscription (or re-subscribe at any time) by visiting http://www.economist.com/mailing/ Copyright The Economist Newspaper Limited --- end forwarded text ----------------- Robert Hettinga (rah(a)shipwright.com) e$, 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "'Bart Bucks' are not legal tender." -- Punishment, 100 times on a chalkboard, for Bart Simpson The e$ Home Page: http://www.vmeng.com/rah/

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undeliverable mail
by Brian Durham 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Anyone else having problems posting? I've been getting a mailbox full problem from a vaxen at mqg-smtp3.usmc.mil ... if anyone is interested, will forward error. This post may make it through ...

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unimbibe cypherpunks@toad.com
by tcmay＠got.net 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

At 11:24 AM 9/19/96, Steve Dyson wrote: >unscribe cypherpunks(a)toad.com > Please unimbibe me, too! I tried "unscrive," "unsuscrive," and "unscribe," and even "unsuckscribe," so now I'm trying "unimbibe." Help, I'm trapped on this list and I can't unscrive from it! --Tim (Of course, had I kept any of the many instructions that have been posted, or the instructions I got when I got signed up, I would've known that the correct way to "unsubscribe" is to send a message to "majordomo(a)toad.com" with the body message of "unsubscribe cypherpunks".) We got computers, we're tapping phone lines, I know that that ain't allowed. ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---- Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay(a)got.net 408-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero W.A.S.T.E.: Corralitos, CA | knowledge, reputations, information markets, Higher Power: 2^1,257,787-1 | black markets, collapse of governments. "National borders aren't even speed bumps on the information superhighway."

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(fwd) Strange telephone call
by frogfarm＠yakko.cs.wmich.edu 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

>From: vandy(a)avana.net (Vandy Terre) Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban,alt.pagan,alt.revenge,alt.snowmobiles,ga.forsale,ga.general,misc.consumers.frugal-living,misc.rural Subject: Strange telephone call Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 14:27:05 GMT Organization: Tanglewood Farm Lines: 59 Message-ID: <323ffe3d.188173(a)news.avana.net> This message is being cross posted to several groups that I read in an effort to find an answer to my questions. Please email replies, not all posts make it to my server. If you must answer on the net, please trim headers. Okay, this is the story. I just received a strange telephone call. My caller ID system shows only 'OUT_OF_AREA-----000-----'. The female voice claimed to be taking a survey for the Department of Defense and that she was acting as a representative of my government. She did not say US Government or State Government, just 'your government'. When I said that there was no way for me to verify she was what she claimed, she gave me a business name, supervisor's name and an 800 telephone number. She claimed this survey had to do with a Department of Defense program named 'YATS' and told me that if my household did not qualify, then our telephone number would be removed from the calling list. She then ask the same question three different ways. The question was 'Is there anyone in your household between the ages of 16 and 24?'. When I said no for the third time, she said we did not qualify and hung up. So here are my questions. Was this a legitimate call? The government should already know exactly how many people are in my household. It is on my tax forms every year and many other places. Why would any government office or representative of a government office be making cold calls to unknown telephone numbers for any kind of survey? Who or what is 'Westat'? This is the name of the company this woman supposedly represented. The telephone number given to me is 1-800-638-8778. The same woman answered it as called me. Seems like a company doing a survey for the government would have more than one employee. Her supervisor's name is Chris Martin. Is she Chris Martin? In a single person office, I guess you would be your own supervisor. The woman never gave her personal name. This survey was supposed to be for the Department of Defense for a program named 'YATS'. What is YATS? My biggest question is, Is this a new face on an old scam? Instead of posing as the local fire department looking for donations, are the scam-artist now posing as the government? What a way to case a home in preparation for theft or running yet another scam of questionable legality. Yes, I am a very suspicious person. I have seen too many scams being run. Thank you for taking the time to read this. Please answer by email. Please trim headers if answering on the net. Thank you. Any significantly advanced scam vandy(a)avana.net is indistinguishable from religion. Georgia, USA -- frogfarm(a)yakko.cs.wmich.edu (Damaged Justice) is officially declared Unmutual. "Would I had phrases that are not known, utterances that are strange, in new language that has not been used, free from repetition, not an utterance which has grown stale, which men of old have spoken."

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(fwd) Re: Strange telephone call
by frogfarm＠yakko.cs.wmich.edu 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

>From: MS <selahi(a)fox.nstn.ca> Newsgroups: misc.consumers.frugal-living Subject: Re: Strange telephone call Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 18:19:12 -0400 Organization: NSTN Lines: 159 Message-ID: <3241C6DF.17CE(a)fox.nstn.ca> X-No-Archive: Yes I did an Altavista search on Westat with these results: 1.) Westat's Internet site 2.) A document from the DEFENCE LOGISTICS AGENCY on YATS I guess that phone call wasn't a scam after all... BTW, whenever in doubt, just run your Internet browser and use the search engines. You'll be amazed at how much info you can get by just typing in a word or two. MS 1.) Quoted from Westat's home page (http://www.westat.com/) Westat An Employee-Owned Research Corporation Welcome to Westat Westat is an employee-owned corporation headquartered in the greater Washington, DC, metropolitan area. We conduct surveys and provide statistical research and related services to the agencies of the U.S. Government and a broad range of institutional and business clients. Our diverse staff of 800 enables us to assemble project teams to meet the challenges of complex research projects. With a more than 30-year history of technical and managerial excellence, Westat has emerged as one of the foremost statistical research and evaluation organizations in the United States. Additional Information about Westat: Research Capabilities Program Areas Employee Ownership How to Contact Westat Opportunities for Systems Professionals Statistical Software (WesVarPC) Last Modified: May 14, 1996 Site comments or problems: Webmaster(a)Westat.com Please note: Pages at this site have been designed for viewing with Netscape 1.1X Navigator using monitors displaying at least 256 colors. Use of a different HTML viewer or a display with less than 256 colors may result in the loss of page layout information and/or poor quality images. 2.) Document on 'YATS' (the following lines as they appeared on Altavista's search) No Title May 1, 1996. DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY. Environmental Research Institute of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, is being awarded an estimated $44,425,774... http://www.fedmarket.com/blue5-1.html - size 8K - 29 May 96 *********** Westat, Incorporated, Rockville, Maryland, is being awarded a $1,630,647 increment as part of a $15,155,183 firm fixed price contract for a Communications Enlistment Decisions - Youth Attitude Tracking Study (YATS). This effort requires the contractor to administer half-hour computer assisted telephone interviews (CATIs) in an annual survey of 10,000 16-24 year-old men and women that evaluates their attitudes toward the military. The purpose of this survey is to provide the Armed Services with market data that enables them to more accurately target advertising and recruiting activities to appeal to potential recruit populations. The project includes design and selection of the sample, modification of the survey instrument, questionnaire administration, compilation and weighting of the data, production of preliminary and public use data tapes and preparation of documentation and analytical reports. Work will be performed in Rockville, Maryland, and is expected to be completed by July 31, 2001. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were 45 bids solicited on January 26, 1996, and two bids received. The contracting activity is the Defense Supply Service-Washington, Washington, D.C. (DASW01-96-C-0041). ************* -- http://yakko.cs.wmich.edu/~frogfarm ...for the best in unapproved information Tell your friends 'n neighbors you read this on the evil pornographic Internet "Where one burns books, one will also burn people eventually." -Heinrich Heine People and books aren't for burning. No more Alexandrias, Auschwitzs or Wacos.

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[Noise] Do unto others...
by Alan Olsen 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

At 05:26 AM 9/19/96 +0000, attila wrote: >Mike Farrell, actor and longtime opponent of the death penalty: > > "We don't rape rapists, > we don't burn arsonists, > why should we kill killers?" > > well, come to thing of it, why don't we let a bull rape a rapist? > > or burn an arsonist at the stake? > > seems fair to me. maybe even sell tickets to pay for the cost. I guess that begs the question of what to do with politicians... "Squeal like a pig! Squeal! Squeal!" "There will be no crisco today!" - Caligula --- | "Remember: You can't have BSDM without BSD." - alan(a)ctrl-alt-del.com | |"The moral PGP Diffie taught Zimmermann unites all| Disclaimer: | | mankind free in one-key-steganography-privacy!" | Ignore the man | |`finger -l alano(a)teleport.com` for PGP 2.6.2 key | behind the keyboard.| | http://www.teleport.com/~alano/ | alano(a)teleport.com |

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