December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

Failed mail
by NTMail 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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Re: x-no-archive: yes
by dlv＠bwalk.dm.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

"Dr. Jai Maharaj" <jai(a)aloha.com> writes: > boursy(a)earthlink.net (ISP_Ratings) wrote: > > aga wrote: > >> Let's all just start reposting any x-no-archive that we see. > > > > Will do--this works better from a shell as there is > > more information revealed. It'll drive those in the > >'privacy' groups nuts though. > > I shall do the same. Is it a good idea to include a line > such as "Posting the article so that it may be archived." > either at the top or bottom of the reposts? An excellent idea! Also reposting their garbage from bofh.* to news.* and alt.flame. :-) I'd suggest: 1. "Reposting the article so it can be archived" on top; 2. Slight alterations of the text (introducing spelling errors etc) 3. A disparaging remark at the bottom ("what a maroon", "get a clue", etc) This can be done better by a computer program than by a human being... --- Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y.: +1-718-261-2013, 14.4Kbps

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Re: Sampler: February 26
by Toto 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

sampler-request(a)lmboyd.com wrote: ====================================================== Wrote Peter Chippindale in the United Kingdom's New Statesman: "A good police force is one which catches more criminals than it employs." -- Toto ----------------------------- "The Xenix Chainsaw Massacre" http://bureau42.base.org/public/xenix/xenbody.html

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GCHQ On Escrow Sham
by John Young 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

The GCHQ spook heading the EU's group on crypto policy admits that law enforcement demand for key escrow is just a cover for foreign intelligence: http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~daw/GCHQ/ There's also a lengthy description of E-mail security for Her Majesty's Government.

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Re: "Suspected of purchasing diesel fuel"
by dlv＠bwalk.dm.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

das(a)razor.engr.sgi.com (Anil Das) writes: > On Feb 25, 10:47pm, Alan Olsen wrote: > > > > "We have met the Enemy and they is us." > > > > Er.. I thought the discussion of cypherpunks list moderation is over. > > -- > Anil Das > I think not. I think a weekly FAQ regarding the reputation of John Gilmore (spit), Sameer Pareekh (spit), Sandy Sandfort (spit), Greg Broils (spit) and C2Net (spit) is in order. --- Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y.: +1-718-261-2013, 14.4Kbps

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43 Public Comments
by John Young 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

We've completed conversion of the 43 public comments on encryption tranfers at BXA from PDF to HTML: http://jya.com/bxapctoc.htm The TOC links to each in a separate file. Instructive reading. Microsoft and a few others punch hard, claiming betrayal by the Admin for not consulting industry as promised and rushing out the Interim Rule. Nearly all say stronger crypto is a must to compete globally. Yep, a few brown-nose the bosses; guess who.

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Re: [CRYPTO] One-time pads
by nobody＠REPLAY.COM 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Here, Timmy C[unt] May descends into total inanity. He should have a cold shower and/or a Turkish coffee. /_/\/\ \_\ / Timmy C[unt] May /_/ \ \_\/\ \ \_\/

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Re: Moderation/censorship
by Dale Thorn 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

E. Allen Smith wrote: > There was some discussion from Toto et al (whom I'd guess you'd (sensibly) > filtered out) of blocking postings from Senate and House addresses, [snip] > (If DLVulis was a participant in the discussion (I wouldn't notice, > given that I generally delete his messages before reading), he > would be a probable exception to the latter part of the last sentence.) [snip] So here's this Eastern-establishment George Bush wanna-be piece-of-shit whiny asshole Smith beating up on Toto and Vulis for the nth time. Just can't give it up, can you, bozo? Why don't you dig a hole, crawl in, and pull the dirt in over you. Then not only would you not be unhappy any more, every one else would be happy too.

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Meet-in-the-middle attack
by lucifer＠dhp.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Timothy Mayflower's wee-wee is so tiny that only his mommy is allowed to touch it. . o c , `'#v-- --v#`' Timothy Mayflower /'> <`\

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Presidential decrees and emergency powers
by pgut001＠cs.auckland.ac.nz 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

The letter/executive order from Bill Clinton which transfers control of encryption and related items to the EAR contains a mention of: ... the national emergency described and declared in Executive Order 12924 of August 19, 1994, and continued on August 15, 1995, and August 14, 1996, necessitated by the expiration of the Export Administration Act (EAA) on August 20, 1994, I hereby report to the Congress that pursuant to section 204(b) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(b) (the "Act"), I have today exercised the authority granted by the Act to issue an Executive order (a copy of which is attached)... Does anyone know what national emergency this refers to, and what the section of the emergency economic powers act covers? I seem to remember a post by someone who had traced it back through endless levels of indirection to a police action in Korea or something, but haven't been able to find any more information. Peter.

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