December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

[NOT NOISE] Microsoft Crypto Service Provider API
by roy＠sendai.scytale.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- I just got my copy of the Microsoft Cryptographic Service Provider Development Kit, Version 1.0. It appears to support only Windows NT. A first glance reveals no built-in GAK (but I haven't examined it closely yet!). Dammit, now I'm going to have to build an NT box! - -- Roy M. Silvernail [ ] roy(a)scytale.com DNRC Minister Plenipotentiary of All Things Confusing, Software Division PGP Public Key fingerprint = 31 86 EC B9 DB 76 A7 54 13 0B 6A 6B CC 09 18 B6 Key available from pubkey(a)scytale.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBMrdK4Rvikii9febJAQFXQQP/TUlEBwQpLNE3WBq45AXcbAzqc8RkmvkT 5mtz2FSwGleKvg5HRjB5JF3SjjyQ32nsGMpnt/J/r6K84Q7pJWPBHOPgcVzEGSqw ORqumCQlL8uUJKk552BdB9X92QNiDV33QkIIyKQv8An208jTnqEWrYvg1R1lwCXf lkne/kxf0po= =fQZX -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Re: sorry for the spam!
by Adamsc＠io-online.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

On Sun, 15 Dec 1996 22:49:50 -0500 (EST), Michael H. Warfield wrote: > The individual is a little shit operating a windows system on >IP address 206.129.116.108 as of Sunday evening. While the messages Did you try the Ping-Of-Doom? # Chris Adams <adamsc(a)io-online.com> | http://www.io-online.com/adamsc/adamsc.htp # <cadams(a)acucobol.com> | send mail with subject "send PGPKEY" "That's our advantage at Microsoft; we set the standards and we can change them." --- Karen Hargrove, Microsoft (quoted in the Feb 1993 Unix Review editorial)

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Re: permanent invasion of privacy
by Dale Thorn 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

blanc wrote: > From: Dale Thorn > It's noteworthy that not a single person on this list has looked at this > from the children's point of view, considering that there are *many* of > them who could use the extra help (albeit bad for parents). > There have been discussions about this; just not lately. The intent of > many on this list is to get away from a dependence on the generosity of > overruling governments. If a child can be helped ("empowered") by the uses > of encryption, then it is relevant to list discussion. Not lately? And why is that? How is an abused child going to be helped by encryption? > Empathy with children is not borne of government, but of a normal state of > mind. The ability to help abused individuals, whether young or old, is > not a capacity exclusive to government. That's just rhetoric. What normal state of mind? I understand the argument against "big government", but *coincidentally*, as government has gotten bigger over the last 50 years or so, children's lives have gotten much better. It was common to have neighbors in a city 40 years ago (I remember) who beat their kids so bad you could hear them several houses away. You don't hear that today. Coincidence? > If you go out to alt.philosophy.objectivism they'll be glad to discuss this > with you in detail. In other words, if it doesn't offer something for me, the selfish adult, I don't wanna hear it. You can't have just one side of the discussion, because there are too many people like me around to remind you that there is the other side too.

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RE: Ping of Death?
by Blake Coverett 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

> Anyone heard of the Ping of Death, aka the Ping Bomb. It's a large chunk of > hostile code, disguised as a mere ping, that can lead to server rebooting. > Technology Assignment Editor, Wired News, http://www.wired.com/ > Producer, Packet, http://www.packet.com/ I read the two parts above and shake my head... A 'technology assignment editor' that has missed this story till now, and can't use a search engine to boot? -Blake (who should only look at the pictures)

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No computer access for criminals
by Vipul Ved Prakash 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

*** U.S. Parole Commission to restrict computer access The U.S. Parole Commission will restrict computer use by certain high-risk, convicted criminals who have been released from prison on parole, the Justice Department said Monday. It said the panel made the decision Dec. 4 after noting information was available on the Internet and computer online services involving offenses such as child molestation, hate crimes and illegal use of explosives. An official said, "We cannot ignore the possibility that such offenders may be tempted to use computer services to repeat their crimes." For the full text story, see http://www.merc.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=792329-ccd -- Vipul Ved Prakash | - Electronic Security & Crypto vipul(a)pobox.com | - Internet & Intranets 91 11 2233328 | - Web Development & PERL 198 Madhuban IP Extension | - Linux & Open Systems Delhi, INDIA 110 092 | - (Networked) Multimedia

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Netscape binary identification
by Mr. Peabody 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Hi folks, I've got a Netscape binary here that I need help identifying. Is it the domestic or international version, and which one is it? The md5sum is: e989f71f75a86f0eb3da61e9bf511b35 g32d301p.exe Thanks! -Peabody

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Re: Java DES cracker
by Mike McNally 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Metin Feridun wrote: > > Hi Mike, > > We had talked about using the Internet as a supercomputer last August. > Check out the following article in the January issue of JavaWorld: > > http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-01-1997/jw-01-dampp.html > > Regards, > > Metin -- ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Mike McNally -- Egregiously Pointy -- Tivoli Systems, "IBM" -- Austin mailto:m5@tivoli.com mailto:m101@io.com http://www.io.com/~m101 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

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Test only, sorry, NOISE, do not read
by Bob. R. Roberts 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

The following form contents were entered on 18th Dec 96 Date = 18 Dec 96 04:18:56 subject = Test only, sorry, NOISE, do not read resulturl = http://www.netmart.com/steppingstones/thanks.html uname = Bob. R. Roberts email = bob(a)jail.sg Address = 4625 E. Elm Drive Apartment or suite = 14 CITY = Chula Vista STATE/PROVINCE = Oklahoma country = USA zip = 01238 phone = 407-251-1701 work phone = 407-352-1702 FAX = 407-453-1703 ship to name = Mary M. Roberts ship to email = mary(a)aol.gov ship toAddress = 14207 Broadway NE ship to Apartment or suite = 600 ship to CITY = Janesville ship to STATE/PROVINCE = Texas ship to country = USA ship to zip = 95442 Book = My Dinosaur Adventure first name = Freddie middle name = Jurgen last name = Robertson nickname = Goober age = 6 hometown = Hickville gender = Boy dedication = grow up, punk book from = Gran & Grump Date Book = 12/4/95 Friend#1 = Muffy Friend#2 = Scooter Friend#3 = Slim Child's Birthday = 2/1/91 Baby's name = Grinder Baby's gender = Boy How did you hear? = E-Mail Invitation # = none Mastercard = on call = on credit card number = 251-4444-25713-591-3 credit card name = Richard Q. Nickson expiraion date = 8/22/98

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The virus I got...
by Vincent Padua 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

There was an e-mail sent to the list that had attached to it a virus. Well lucky me I got. It was a .com file that apparently turns your files into directories. I can't boot into Win95 since it turned my HIMEM.SYS into a directory. So, I seem to have fixed that, but now it says "access denied" and then prompts me with C:\>. Did anyone else get it? Has anyone heard or fixed this virus? Thanks //Vince

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New type2.list/pubring.mix
by John A. Perry 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Hello Everyone, There is an updated type2.list/pubring.mix combination on jpunix.com. The update reflects the retirement of the jam remailer. The files are available by WWW from www.jpunix.com as well as by anonymous ftp from ftp.jpunix.com. Maybe jam ought to run a middleman? :) John Perry KG5RG perry(a)alpha.jpunix.com PGP-encrypted e-mail welcome! Amateur Radio Address: kg5rg(a)kg5rg.ampr.org WWW - http://www.jpunix.com PGP 2.62 key for perry(a)jpunix.com is on the keyservers.

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