December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

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by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

CNN Custom News logo [LINK] Home World U.S. Weather Sports Business Sci-Tech Showbiz Lifestyle alt On Target Customize Profile Help Feedback Switch User [ISMAP] InfoSeek [INLINE] September 27, 1997 3:22 am GMT [INLINE] Sci-Tech Title [INLINE] Ad Space ________________________ ___Word ___Theme ______________ Options [INLINE] The story below was selected from CNN Custom News - a new personalized service that delivers only the news that's important to YOU. Sign up now to receive your personal news stories, weather, sports scores, and stock quotes from over 100 different sources - all for FREE. If you're already a user, please login. Custom News AOL MAY INTRODUCE ADS ON PRIVATE E-MAIL Reuters 26-SEP-97 HAMBURG, Germany, Sept 26 (Reuter) - The German unit of the world's largest online service, America Online, said on Friday it planned to boost advertising revenues and that its parent company may begin including ads on private electronic mail. ``We are optimistic that we will make a leap forward with our advertising,'' said AOL Germany spokesman Ingo Reese in a telephone interview with Reuters. ``We waited until we reached the critical mass of 400,000 users,'' Reese said. ``Now we are opening ourselves up to the advertising business.'' He said the company expected robust growth from the new ad strategy and added AOL had considered several possibilities for increasing revenues including placing advertisements in the form of graphics on e-mail between users. ``That is one of the most attractive venues for the advertising industry,'' Reese said, adding that 40 percent of AOL customers in the U.S. use it because of its e-mail capability. Reese said AOL had received positive feedback from media that carry ads and ad agencies on a presentation tour through several German cities with its U.S. marketing manager Myer Berlow, which ended on Thursday. He said the U.S. parent company receives 16 percent of its $2 billion in annual turnover from ads. AOL does not have any plans for major print or television campaigns for the online service, Reese said. ``We want to build up our own advertising business first,'' he said. AOL in Germany is a joint venture of American Online and the media company Bertelsmann . It recently took over its rival CompuServe, which it says will make it one of the largest Internet service companies in the region. Reese said the company had not yet decided how the takeover would affect its marketing. Search the net: InfoSeek ___________________ ____ [Help] [INLINE] Ad Space Top Copyright © 1997 Cable News Network, Inc. A Time Warner Company ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Terms under which this information is provided to you. [INLINE]

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Re: Remailer latencies (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 17:32:14 -0600 > From: A Player To Be Named Later <aptbnl(a)dev.null> > Subject: Re: Remailer latencies > And, since you asked, would it not be in the interests of remailer > operators to have a script which would generate random text, encrypt > it to various remailers and send it out as 'cover traffic'? > It would seem to me that this would be particularly valuable for the > remailers that receive the least amount of traffic. This aspect of traffic cover is more complex than it at first seems. Take for example the second simplest model that I am aware of. For each email that comes in n bogus emails go out with one remailed copy. So for each email we receive we end up processing n+2 emails. Since to be useful n must be reasonably larger than 2 to be effective we are left with a quandry. As we process more traffic (ie become successful) we find our bandwidth need growing at a linear rate of n, unfortunately the skills and resources to support this increase also get larger as we become more successful. ____________________________________________________________________ | | | 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: Remailer Attack (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 19:17:11 -0700 > From: Tim May <tcmay(a)got.net> > Subject: Re: Remailer Attack (fwd) > > - some sort of legal protection and recognition for the remailer > > operators > > I believe remailers are strongly protected by the Electronic Communcations > Privacy Act, which explicitly says that reconveyors or intermediary parties [deleted description] > This line of reasoning has not been used in any defense, perhaps because > there have been no prosecutions of remailers. Whether the courts, including > The Court, will conclude that the ECPA is protection, is of course unknown > to me. But that is the exact point I'm making - it hasn't been tested. Before anyone with a lick of sense is going to jump into the remailer business big-time somebody is going to have to put their neck on the block and set the liability standard. > > - some mechanism for them to operate as a business entity with a > > clear profit. > > And I mentioned this specifically. I'll grant you mentioned digital postage. This simply is not robust enough to handle the world of a commercial remailer operator. We'll just have to agree to disagree here because the standard digital postage argument simply doesn't sway me to support it. ____________________________________________________________________ | | | 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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by CDR Filter Account 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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Re: The CipherSaber Manifesto
by Brian B. Riley 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

On 9/24/97 8:42 PM, Antonomasia (ant(a)notatla.demon.co.uk) passed this wisdom: >reinhold(a)world.std.com (Arnold Reinhold) wrote: > >> CipherSaber-1 (CS1) uses Ron Rivest's RC4 algorithm as published in >> the second edition of Bruce Schneier's Applied Cryptography. .... > >> CipherSaber-1 is a symmetric-key file encryption system. Messaging >> takes place by attaching binary files to e-mail. Because CipherSaber >> uses a stream cipher, an initialization vector must be used to prevent >> the same cipher key from being used twice. In encrypted CipherSaber-1 >> files, a ten byte initialization vector precedes the coded data. For >> decryption, the initialization vector is read from the file and >> appended to the user key before the key setup step. ...... > >Why not _prepend_ the IV to the key ? As described here any >paranoics who use keys > 255 chars won't get the IV in place, and >will lose out. I think I'd also force 4 bytes of the IV to be the >current time, as a defence against the (P?)RNG getting me a repeated IV >eventually. ... same thing occurred to me though its easy enough to test the key length and the truncate it at 246 issuing a warning to the user ... Brian B. Riley --> http://www.macconnect.com/~brianbr For PGP Keys <mailto:brianbr@together.net?subject=Get%20PGP%20Key> "The idea that Bill Gates has appeared like a knight in shining armour to lead all customers out of a mire of technological chaos neatly ignores the fact that it was he who, by peddling second-rate technology, led them into it in the first place. -- Douglas Adams, on Windows '95

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cypherpunks-e@htp.org list explodes!
by Bill Stewart 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Well, I tried subscribing to cypherpunks-e(a)htp.org, the English-language relative of cypherpunks-j. There may have been one or two independent postings, but almost everything there was just the main cypherpunks list, forwarded and with archiving numbers stuck in the Subject: line. That wasn't a very good idea; people who want to subscribe to cypherpunks should do so directly, but if you do want to build a fourth list address for cypherpunks, you can check with Igor Chudov and Lance Cottrell about the software that makes it work without looping. However, a day or two ago, something broke, and most of the 1400+ messages I've gotten have been Mailer-Daemon complaints about not being able to reach somewhere or other for four hours. It may be because ssz.com was down for a couple of days, or may be from something else, but it's failed spectacularly. Killfiles are your friend, but for now I've simply unsubscribed. Thanks! Bill Bill Stewart, stewarts(a)ix.netcom.com Regular Key PGP Fingerprint D454 E202 CBC8 40BF 3C85 B884 0ABE 4639

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Re: AOL
by Harka 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

On Fri, Sep 26, 1997 at 11:57:36PM -0500, ravage(a)ssz.com wrote: > > AOL MAY INTRODUCE ADS ON PRIVATE E-MAIL > > Reuters > 26-SEP-97 > > > HAMBURG, Germany, Sept 26 (Reuter) - The German unit of the world's > largest online service, America Online, said on Friday it planned to > boost advertising revenues and that its parent company may begin > including ads on private electronic mail. A PGP-Plug-In for the AOL-software would be excellent... Ciao Harka

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by Anonymous 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

That vile salamander Gingrich, squeaker of the House, is slobbering about a drug-free America by the year 2001. What a dreary prospect! Of course this does not include alcohol and tobacco, of which the consumption will soar. How can a drug-free state be achieved? Simple. An operation can remove the drug receptors from the brain. Those who refuse the operation will be deprived of all rights. CM

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FCC Proposes V-Chip Requirements for TV Manufacturers
by Bill Stewart 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

The FCC yesterday proposed rules that would give television manufacturers until July 1 1998 to put V-Chips in half of new TV sets with monitors 13 inches or larger, and in all sets by July 1, 1999. Reed Hundt said that this will "ensure that V-Chip technology does in fact exist in a relatively short period of time". Industry officials protested that the time limit is way too short for manufacturers, saying they need 18 months - 2 years. Comment period runs until November. Meanwhile, some of the major TV networks are going to a more detailed rating system, Sex/Violence/Language/SuggestiveDialog, with a FantasyViolence category for kids' shows. NBC is resisting that. Thanks! Bill Bill Stewart, stewarts(a)ix.netcom.com Regular Key PGP Fingerprint D454 E202 CBC8 40BF 3C85 B884 0ABE 4639

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pna.show_story?p_art_id=347667&p_section_name=Sci-Tech
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

CNN Custom News logo [LINK] Home World U.S. Weather Sports Business Sci-Tech Showbiz Lifestyle alt On Target Customize Profile Help Feedback Switch User [ISMAP] InfoSeek [INLINE] September 27, 1997 3:21 am GMT [INLINE] Sci-Tech Title [INLINE] Ad Space ________________________ ___Word ___Theme ______________ Options [INLINE] The story below was selected from CNN Custom News - a new personalized service that delivers only the news that's important to YOU. Sign up now to receive your personal news stories, weather, sports scores, and stock quotes from over 100 different sources - all for FREE. If you're already a user, please login. Custom News MOVING MONEY IN CYBERSPACE NewsBytes 26-SEP-97 SINGAPORE, 1997 SEP 26 (Newsbytes) -- By Kenneth Kway. When it comes to conducting monetary transactions on the Internet, the world can only move as fast as its financial institutions. Banks in particular have an important role to play in the acceptance of the Internet as a legitimate medium in which secure business transactions can be performed. But even banks in well-connected Singapore have been cautious in embracing the Internet for their business while being clearly interested in tapping in on an increasing number of Internet users in Singapore and the region. The Development Bank of Singapore (DBS) is one of the first to make Internet banking a reality. DBS hopes to revolutionize Singapore's local banking industry by giving customers the convenience of banking through the Internet at any time they choose and from anywhere they happen to be. "We expect other banks will soon be unveiling similar programs but we are the one of the first to bring this service to our customers," said Lau Chan Sin, DBS deputy president. "We want this project to contribute to the creation of an IT culture where customers can experience the ease and convenience of banking on the Web," said Lau. The trial involving a select group of DBS customers and staff will last until October, when the system will go live. They will have online access to detailed information regarding their results. Among other things, they will be able to obtain real time information about their accounts, track cheque status, transfer funds and effect payment of bills. "For now, it is unlikely that Internet banking will move into areas that are not already covered by phone banking," says Datapro analyst Lim Soo Ching. "As it is, banks are trying to work out a business proposition for phone banking. Online banking would face the same concerns." The bank's home page, users' first point of access, will deliver banking news to the customer. The bank has gone one step further and allowed users to customize the kind of news they want to receive. Each time they check the area on the DBS home page labelled "Your Personal News" they will be presented with the personalized bulletin that is relevant to their needs and banking habits. The bank has put in place a slew of industry standard security measures like firewalls and authentication services. These measures are supplemented by a proprietary security solution. The emphasis is on confidentiality of the transaction as much as protecting against unauthorized access. "Looking at the technology the bank has out in place, security is not a problem," says Lim. "Banking may be actually safer than phone banking, but the user perception is just the opposite." The bank stresses the importance of user cooperation to maintain a high level of security. "The customer has to work hand in hand with the security systems that the bank has put in place," said Mrs Elsie Foh, executive vice president of retail banking at DBS. "For instance they should remember to log off from the system once they have completed their banking session. The bank was not at liberty to reveal the equipment and software used in the project but it was disclosed that the entire setup cost S$2 million. Aside from an initial sign-up fee, the bank intends to charge users a monthly fee for the program after the initial 6-month promotion period. DBS will add to the initial services offered through the Bank's Internet Banking service. "We met with great success bringing our customers the convenience of share application and COE (Certificate of Entitlement) bids through ATMs," said Foh. "Similarly, we intend to broaden the scope of our Internet services to include more diverse types of commercial applications." Investment related transactions, insurance purchase and third party funds transfer are just some of the areas being explored for future implementation. In this way, the banks hope to build greater value on the new service and attract a high user base. DBS expects 30 000 customers in the first year of the system's operation and projects that the number will climb to 150000 in 3 years. "Culture will also make a difference," says Lim. "Asia tends to take longer than the West in the acceptance of new technology." He cites automated teller machines (ATMs) as one such example. "It will be some time before online banking becomes the norm." DBS is looking into providing all its users with personal financial manager software such as Intuit or Quicken. This would allow customers to better coordinate their personal finances with the bank. Such a package will most likely be customized to work with the bank's system. "The significance of this technology is that any computer in the world that can access the Internet is instantly a transaction terminal that can be used to do banking." said Lim. (Reported by Newsbytes News Network http://www.newsbytes.com) Search the net: InfoSeek ___________________ ____ [Help] [INLINE] Ad Space Top Copyright © 1997 Cable News Network, Inc. A Time Warner Company ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Terms under which this information is provided to you. [INLINE]

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