December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

InfoWorld discovers reputation capital
by Robert Hettinga 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

--- begin forwarded text Date: Sat, 05 Jul 1997 09:00:32 -0400 From: Robert Hettinga <rah(a)shipwright.com> Reply-To: rah(a)shipwright.com Organization: The Shipwright Development Corporation MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rah(a)shipwright.com Subject: InfoWorld discovers reputation capital http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayStory.pl?97073.eabi.htm Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="displayStory.pl" Content-Disposition: inline; filename="displayStory.pl" X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by lbo.leftbank.com id IAA11662 [Image] [Click here to download free Microsoft Visual FoxPro tools!] [| Navigational map -- for text only please go to the bottom of the page |] [|Top News Stories|] ABI offers instant company background check on the Web By Lisa Moskowitz PC World Online Posted at 9:03 AM PT, Jul 3, 1997 If you run a company, large or small, it's good practice to know exactly who you're doing business with before you sign any contracts. Now you can get the lowdown on potential partners online at a low price. American Business Credit, a division of American Business Information (ABI), sells reports on the credit of the more than 10 million businesses in the United States for $3 a pop. Reports include company name, address, phone number, fax number, number of employees, type of business, Standard Industrial Classification codes, estimated sales volume, names of competitors, branch and headquarter locations, Internet address, and credit rating. The rating is based on in-house research of public information conducted by ABI. "A lot of small businesses looking for initial credit screening up front come to our Web site," said Rich Chrostek, ABI general manager. "The Web service is good for small orders, between 20 and 50 a year, and there's no long-term contract involved." Customers can order one of ABI's Business Profiles by typing in the name of the business they wish to check on, registering as a user, and entering a credit card number. Within minutes they can view the profile online, then download and print it. The same information at the same price can be ordered by calling (888) 274-5325. Dun & Bradstreet, ABI's chief competitor, also offers credit reports via the Web, but only contract subscribers have access to the most comprehensive of its documents, Business Information Reports. Subscription fees vary according to customer needs. Dun & Bradstreet offers two types of credit profile on the Internet: the Business Background report for $20, and the Supplier Evaluation for $85. Although these reports are more expensive than ABI's Business Profiles, they contain different -- and sometimes more extensive -- information. According to ABI's Chrostek, the company's Business Profile is the cheapest business credit report available on the Web. "We're giving a cost-effective snapshot of a business," he said. "We're a tool, not an end-all solution." ABI also sells a CD-ROM of Business Profiles, which is recommended for customers who need several hundred credit reports. The CD-ROM is updated quarterly and costs $595 for an annual license and 1,000 profiles. American Business Information Inc. can be reached at http://www.lookupusa.com//. PC World Online, an InfoWorld Electric sister publication, can be reached at http://www.pcworld.com/. Go to the Week's Top News Stories Please direct your comments to InfoWorld Electric News Editor Dana Gardner. Copyright © 1997 InfoWorld Publishing Company | SiteMap | Search | PageOne | Conferences | Reader/Ad Services | | Enterprise Careers | Opinions | Test Center | Features | | Forums | Interviews | InfoWorld Print | InfoQuote | --- end forwarded text ----------------- Robert Hettinga (rah(a)shipwright.com) Philodox e$, 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' The e$ Home Page: http://www.shipwright.com/

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PGP 5.0 source soon to be available for d/l
by Lucky Green 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

According to the International PGP Homepage, the scanning effort is making good progress. 100% of the platform independent core (the part most of us are interested in :) is scanned. 48% of said source is error corrected, up from 18% a few days ago. http://www.ifi.uio.no/pgp/ --Lucky Green <shamrock(a)netcom.com> PGP encrypted mail preferred. DES is dead! Please join in breaking RC5-56. http://rc5.distributed.net/

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CyberSitter "Encryption"
by Alan Olsen 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

In reading one of the lawyer letters going back and forth between Peacefire and SolidOak, one of them <http://peacefire.org/archives/SOS.letters/james.tyre.2.bm.txt> describes the "encryption" used by the filter file in CyberSitter. You are going to get a big chuckle out of this one... The "encryption" is XORing each byte with 0x94! Just when I thought my contempt for Millburn could not get any worse... --- | "That'll make it hot for them!" - Guy Grand | |"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.ctrl-alt-del.com/~alan/ |alan(a)ctrl-alt-del.com|

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Inexpensive Web Space
by websp＠wsp1.websp.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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golf stuff
by ballman＠t-1net.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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golf stuff
by ballman＠t-1net.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

=====> WE WANT YOU TO KNOW MORE ABOUT GOLF BALLS <======= Lets Take Air For Example.... All of us know how tough it is to hit a good shot in windy conditions. We assume therefore that air is just another natural element we must out wit in order to score well. In reality, AIR is what makes it possible for us the hit the ball as far as we do. The SPIN we impart on a ball actually gives the ball lift, much like the wing on an aircraft imparts lift. This lift makes it possible for the ball to stay airborne longer, enabling it to travel farther. In a vacuum, the average 250 yard drive would only travel about 180 yards. A winged aircraft would not fly. Air is your Friend....::)) Now here's one for you......Does a ball fly farther on a hot dry day or cold wet day??....How about a hot humid day or a cold dry day ? Let me know what you think. Golfballs Unlimited USA reclaims balls from over 130 courses in 13 states. We stock over 50 varieties of balls. If you're an average player, by the time you have played 3 holes with a new ball, you are playing with a ball that's in much worse condition than our premium balls. We offer the highest possible quality recycled balls available...at direct pricing....HUGE SAVINGS over new balls. Yes we have BALATAS. Customer Satisfaction Is Absolutely Guaranteed. If you would like a free catalog, just send me an email. Click Here For Free Catalog Regards, Dana Jones The Ballman ballman(a)t1-net.com Our Mission: To Be The Best (As Determined By Our Customers) Suppliers of Quality Recycled Golf Balls BUY SELL TRADE ps..I have worked carefully to see that this educational information goes only to those who may have an interest. If you do not, please send me back an email with remove as the subject. I will not mail to you again.

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procmail and hashcash
by Secret Squirrel 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:$HOME/bin MAILDIR=$HOME/Mail LOGFILE=$HOME/.procmaillog LOCKEXT=.lock SHELL=/bin/sh :0 * ^X-Hashcash-Coin:.* { :0: * ? hashcash-email.pl mbox } :0: * 1^1 ^From:.*president@whitehouse.gov mbox :0: junk ----------------------------------------------------- #!/usr/local/bin/perl $status = 0; $use_db = 1; $validity = 28; $num_bits = 19; $hashcash_coin = ""; $hashcash_db = "$ENV{'HOME'}/.email_hashcash.db"; $hashcash_exec = "$ENV{'HOME'}/bin/hashcash"; $resource_name = "nobody\(a)foo.bar.com"; while(<>) { /X-Hashcash-Coin:.*\s(.+)/ && do { $hashcash_coin = $1; last; }; } exit 1 if(!$hashcash_coin); if($use_db) { $status = system $hashcash_exec,"-d","-f$hashcash_db","-$num_bits",$resource_name,$hashcash_coin,$validity; } else { $status = system $hashcash_exec,"-$num_bits",$resource_name,$hashcash_coin,$validity; } $status = $status / 256; exit $status;

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Copyright / Re: Dr. Dobbs Cryptography and Security CD-ROM
by nobody＠REPLAY.COM 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Paul Bradley wrote: > I don`t believe in copyright in general, but I would be perfectly happy > to pay a US cpunk to send me a copy of this CD-ROM, *BUT*, physically > mailing a copy like this is more risky for the US Cpunk. I don`t believe > in ripping people off, and rarely copy copyrighted material, but I don`t > hold with copyright laws and see nothing wrong with this being posted. Copyright is for the purpose of people with ideas being financially rewarded in the same manner as those who manifest those ideas in the physical sphere (via print, recordings, machines, etc). As a recording musician I expected to get money for my recordings, just as everyone else in the chain of business did in making my music available to the end-user. (And just as a grocer who makes food available to his customers expects you to leave something in the till on your way out of the store.) I have never had any problem with someone recording a copy of my music from a purchased copy if they are a music lover with a thin pocket, or can't readily purchase it. If someone with a $2000.00 stereo wants to enjoy the fruits of my labor without contributing any money to my health and welfare, then I consider them to be just another thief. The bottom line with the Crypto CD-ROM is that we should each make an effort to support it at the level we are capable of, in the interest of promoting strong cryto. Buy it, if at all possible. If you download a copy on the net and can't afford $99.00, then send them $10.00, or $20.00, etc. If you can't afford to send them a nickle, then do what you can to promote their product. Provide pointers to their business, tell people about their products, etc. People who will give ten or twenty dollars to a charity when someone shows up at their door might use "shareware" for years without taking the time and trouble to send the creator some cash. Bottom line--take the time to recompense the vendor/creator at the level you are able. Technology may well enable us to take the product and give nothing in return to those who made it available, but doing so will not further our own beliefs and aims to any extent. If you just want to rip something off, go to the Whithouse, rip off some silverware, and send it to Dr. Dobbs. TruthMonger

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Re: index.html
by nobody＠REPLAY.COM 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

On Fri, 4 Jul 1997, Jim Choate wrote: > GERMANY PASSES WORLD'S FIRST CYBERSPACE LAW > > graphic July 4, 1997 > Web posted at: 4:10 p.m. EDT (2010 GMT) > > BONN, Germany (AP) -- Germany on Friday became the first country to > pass a law regulating the free-wheeling global electronic space of > the Internet. So does that mean Germany is regulating all of the Internet? Or just networked computers and operators inside Germany?

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Direct satellite systems?
by Lucky Green 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

My local cable killing Mars rover deployment in favor of local dog tag ordinances (as required by the city), made me realize it that getting my own dish is way overdue. I would appreciate reports on any first hand experiences subscribers to this list have with satellite services. Yes, NASA TV and the SF channel is a must. :-) Thanks, --Lucky Green <shamrock(a)netcom.com> PGP encrypted mail preferred. DES is dead! Please join in breaking RC5-56. http://rc5.distributed.net/

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