December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

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by Success＠midlex.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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Who is the first new web page of 1997?!
by factnet＠rmii.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Announcing the healthy birth of a bouncing new web page on January 1, 1997 at 12:00 a.m.: FACTNet International Digest, a non-profit Internet digest, news service, library, dialogue center, and archive dedicated to the promotion and defense of global free thought, free speech, and privacy rights. Please come visit and help spin the guest counter at: ********************************** ** http://www.factnet.org ** ********************************** If you would like to subscribe to our free FACTNews newsletter and you cannot access the web, or your browser does not support forms, send e-mail to: facnet(a)rmii.com With a subject line that reads: subscribe-FACTNews =========================================== Happy New Year from the FACTNet staff!

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Re: Hardening lists against spam attacks
by ph＠netcom.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

At 1:01 PM 12/31/1996, Z.B. wrote: >On Tue, 31 Dec 1996, Dale Thorn wrote: >> ...I will *not* install and run PGP. > I agree with Dale here...requiring PGP in order to post would probably > deter low-level, idiot spammers, but it would also keep those people off > the list who, for one reason or another, don't like/want/use PGP. People who don't like using PGP, or can't use it, or won't use it, do not belong on this list. > Also, what about people who post to and read the list from someplace other > than their home computer, like school or work? I have access to this account > from my college, but I'm sure not going to leave my keys lying around > my account just so I can post to a mailing list. Easy. Keep a copy of PGP there and a copy of the list public key. It's okay to leave public keys lying around. I might add that this is not "just a mailing list." It is the Cypherpunks mailing list. It's worth a little trouble. If you don't agree, find a list which is. Peter Hendrickson ph(a)netcom.com

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Re: Just another government fuckover: New crypto regulation
by Lucky Green 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

At 02:08 PM 12/31/96 -0800, Ross Wright wrote: >On or About 31 Dec 96 at 13:56, Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM wrote: > >> >> "Cypher punks" write stupid racist flames and postmaster complaints, >> not code. > >Yes, and they are sad that ebonics IS NOT going to be a course taught >in school. I spoke with a source at the Oakland School District who >said they would not allow papers to be turned in written in ebonics. >It is just an effort for educators to better understand how their >students may communicate. So everyone who liked Tim May's >fake sarcasm are now sad that they made fools of themselves. I suggest you read the written resolution of the Oakland school board, rather than listen to the spin control the district was forced to use after their idiotic plan blew up in their face. The resolution finds that "ebonics is the primary language" of a majority of students in the district. The resolutions then requires teachers to "provide instructions to students in their primary language". The school board mandates in writing that at least some classes be taught in Ebonics (ghetto slang). -- Lucky Green <mailto:shamrock@netcom.com> PGP encrypted mail preferred Make your mark in the history of mathematics. Use the spare cycles of your PC/PPC/UNIX box to help find a new prime. http://www.mersenne.org/prime.htm

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Re: New crypto regs outlaw financing non-US development
by Lucky Green 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

At 01:05 PM 12/31/96 -0800, Ian Goldberg wrote: >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > >In article <3.0.32.19961228225731.006b3080(a)netcom13.netcom.com>, >Lucky Green <shamrock(a)netcom.com> wrote: >>First the good news: the export controls mentioned in the draft of the regs >>on any kind of data security software, regardless if it uses crypto or not >>did not carry into the final version. > >But it _specifically_ restricts virus-checkers (and, also, it would seem, >backup programs, but that could be stretching it): > >ECCN 5D002.c.3: ># ``Software'' designed or modified to protect against malicious ># computer damage, e.g., viruses My mistake. I overlooked this paragraph. I thought it had not made it into the final version. Virus checkers, programs like Tripwire, and all firewall products are export controlled under the new regs. Regardless if the program uses crypto or not. -- Lucky Green <mailto:shamrock@netcom.com> PGP encrypted mail preferred Make your mark in the history of mathematics. Use the spare cycles of your PC/PPC/UNIX box to help find a new prime. http://www.mersenne.org/prime.htm

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Who is the first new web page of 1997?!
by factnet＠rmii.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Announcing the healthy birth of a bouncing new web page on January 1, 1997 at 12:00 a.m.: FACTNet International Digest, a non-profit Internet digest, news service, library, dialogue center, and archive dedicated to the promotion and defense of global free thought, free speech, and privacy rights. Please come visit and help spin the guest counter at: ********************************** ** http://www.factnet.org ** ********************************** If you would like to subscribe to our free FACTNews newsletter and you cannot access the web, or your browser does not support forms, send e-mail to: facnet(a)rmii.com With a subject line that reads: subscribe-FACTNews =========================================== Happy New Year from the FACTNet staff!

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Ebonite Notes from All Over
by drose＠AZStarNet.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

1. J. Jackson apparently now finds "ebonics" to be a "Goot Thang"(SM): _S.F. Examiner_ reporter Venise (sic) Wagner headlines in the paper's Web site today that "Jackson backs Oakland 'ebonics.' Rights leader switches position after hearing about program in detail." Says Jackson: "The first message the came out was that the district was going to make black language equitable (sic) as another language. That is not the idea." Is Mr. Jackson speaking in Ebonics? 2. From "A Brief History of Plastics": "Ebonite (TM) is produced by heating natural rubber with about 10% by weight of sulpher. This is about five time more sulpher than would be used in conventional vulcanisation. The material is hard, black and tough and bears a striking resemblance to the hardwood, ebony--hence its name. The main use for ebonite in the early 1800s was in piano keys." 3. Although Ebonite International sponsors the Professional Bowling Association's "Ebonite Classic" tournament, the Official ABC/WIBC Ruling on Ball Cleaners, as at 9/12/96, has ruled that their 1-and-2-Step Reactive Resin Ball Cleaners "cannot be used during ABC/WIBC sanctioned competition because it would be in violation of Rule 19." But take heart: the American Bowling Conference Equipment Specifications Department has decided that "these products are allowed before or after league and/or tournament sessions." 4. What's the difference between a bowling ball and a black woman? If you're really, really hungry, you can always eat the bowling ball. N.B. I personally find #4 above to be racist, sick, and not very "funny" at all.

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RCMP on InfoSec
by John Young 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

The Mounties have put out an impressive document on comprehensive security for information technology: encryption and TEMPEST, construction standards and secure rooms, hardware and software, management and personnel: Technical Security Standard for Information Technology Royal Canadian Mounted Police August 1995 Part One (Chapters 1-4) http://jya.com/rcmp1.htm (71K, plus graphics) Part Two (Chapters 5-8) http://jya.com/rcmp2.htm (81K, plus graphics)

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Re: LAW_dno
by Marshall Clow 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

In the 12-29-96. Computerworld: >>>> Karen Epper, an analyst at Forrester Research, Inc. in Cambridge, Mass., said electronic commerce companies should do more legal research than that. "Joe Programmer could create a new currency system," Epper said. "But if it's not supported by regulators, what do you have?" <<<< And there you have it. If it's not regulated by the government, it's no good. P.S This was not an isolated quote, this was the central point of the article. -- Marshall Marshall Clow Aladdin Systems <mailto:mclow@mailhost2.csusm.edu> Warning: Objects in calendar are closer than they appear.

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FinCEN reports from GAO
by Howard W Campbell 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

A GAO report to congress "MONEY LAUNDERING- Progress Report on Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network"(GAO/GGD-94-30) is available by snail mail free of charge for the first copy. All one needs to do is cut-and-paste the form below and send it to the address provided. The report gives a general overview complete with a few details describing methodologies. Of particular interest is the "Source Database" which "is designed to facilitate coordiation and cooperation among agencies that might be investigating the same suspects. The database serves as a central repository for information on suspects requested from FinCEN as well as ..." No doubt this will be part of the FAA/Airlines/Law enforcement data matching scheme when it is eventually implemented. The second report(GAO/GGD -95-156) supposedly details changes that the FinCEN people have suggested as needed improvements in the reporting system. I just recently requested the second report and haven't read it. Aloha, Woody email to : orders(a)gao.gov just fill out the name and address sections _______________________________________________________________________________________ Customer ID Number*: (* If using ID#, you ONLY need to provide your name) (**See FAQ Section 2.1 - Customer ID#'s - for details.) First Name: Last Name: Organization/Division/Office: Building: Room #: Street Address: City: State: Zip: Country (if not USA): ---- DOCUMENT/REPORT NUMBERS For example: HEHS-95-58 (You do not need to include leading "GAO/") DATE* Report #1:GAO/GGD-94-30 Report #2:GAO/GGD -95-156 Report #3: Report #4: Report #5: >>>CUT HERE<<<

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