December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

Copyrights and Wrongs, from The Netly News
by Declan McCullagh 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

********* http://cgi.pathfinder.com/netly/opinion/0,1042,1588,00.html The Netly News (http://netlynews.com/) November 20, 1997 Copyrights and Wrongs By Declan McCullagh (declan(a)well.com) If you think nothing of trading copyrighted software with your friends, think again. A new law passed by Congress will make even casual copyright breach a crime punishable by a fine of up to $250,000 and five years in a federal prison. While you're cooling your heels in Club Fed, you'll have plenty of time to consider your misdeeds -- which in this case could have been making just three copies of Adobe Photoshop (cost: $389). The legislation covers anyone who copies compact discs, videocasettes or computer software worth at least $1,000. The No Electronic Theft Act, which President Clinton is expected to sign later this month, will be the first law in the history of the U.S. to imprison copiers looking to save (not make) a few bucks. The President's signature will come not a nanosecond too soon for the software and recording industry lobbyists who have demanded this legislation for years. "The function of the criminal copyright law is to deter people from commercial-scale piracy, just as it is to penalize those who prosecutors take to court," says Mark Traphagen, vice president of the Software Publishers Association, the software industry's largest trade organization. [...] ------------------------- Declan McCullagh Time Inc. The Netly News Network Washington Correspondent http://netlynews.com/

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Call for Papers: The 3rd Mac Crypto/ internet commerce workshop
by Robert Hettinga 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

--- begin forwarded text Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 13:36:19 -0800 To: mac crypto list <mac-crypto(a)vmeng.com> From: Vinnie Moscaritolo <vinnie(a)vmeng.com> Subject: Call for Papers: The 3rd Mac Crypto/ internet commerce workshop Sender: <mac-crypto(a)vmeng.com> Precedence: Bulk -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Its that time again folks. I am starting to put together the 3rd Mac Crypto/ internet commerce workshop. The dates should be around the last week of Jan 98, most likely at in Apple, Cupertino, (unless something changes) This year looks like it will a really hot ticket. >>>>>>>> I am looking for folks to talk, papers etc.. <<<<<<<<< This years goals are to: 1) Provide a place for developers to learn how they can embed crypto support into thier MacOS / Rhapsody products today. 2) Give developers a chance to show off some of the work that has been done in the past year. 3) Plan what needs to be done and talk about product oppertunities. 4) Give the developers a chance to tell Apple and other vendors what they want to see in the future. to see what we have done the past two years, please check out the webpage at http://www.vmeng.com/mc/ . I should be posting a preliminary schedule, formal announcements and registration form shortly. Vinnie Moscaritolo http://www.vmeng.com/vinnie/ Fingerprint: 3F903472C3AF622D5D918D9BD8B100090B3EF042 1 if by land, 2 if by sea. Paul Revere - encryption 1775 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP for Business Security 5.5 iQA/AwUBNHNb3tixAAkLPvBCEQISvgCdG64v3uFhudPPEHHXxOyyvMoWLTYAoLx+ BZ4Q95KF7d8HWFfyrbbCE1pj =Su9T -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --- 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/ Ask me about FC98 in Anguilla!: <http://www.fc98.ai/>

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Re: Factor a 2048-bit number
by nobody＠REPLAY.COM 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Antonomasia wrote: >The wording of the original challenge suggested there was a trick to >this particular factorisation. That is exactly right. Hint 3 is more like an insight a puzzle solver would have rather than that of a mathematician. When you have this insight you will know it. If you want me to post Hint 3, just ask. You'll have a good laugh if you get it yourself, though. Monty Cantsin Editor in Chief Smile Magazine http://www.neoism.org/squares/smile_index.html http://www.neoism.org/squares/cantsin_10.htm -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQEVAwUBNHXyUpaWtjSmRH/5AQFAaQf9G1maM+b9pd68VGCyotMk9MSEc4yCVsos KrKrcUgaEQrjrWlH2HB1Qosuc42fubREzKZVdUxREIM05STEJsTKJl1AK4qeU5L9 hkHBMUFNWGbp7BuXiN0+CRx802vxyoFNdFJv8sxGBbPZebmR6OqaeTSOwswmaJ7J 6JwA1ZXle4n8cBR0d5C0NfjEnj0j7//pFHh+6mxJbNiLfBlNQp4qPRhEX/asq/UU Mlk2Yd1INGvCMcrJzOgQL4fb9WoNs42vDQ9Bm8LwJzIGGG1nwzI7Vs0jtHJeC1r7 +kMo1wXDcM9sVQJhBjgoI4cvARtHh5x4D+pN/6Tz3r8YwxZ6dyieYQ== =PD9O -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Re: The Illusion of Freedom
by nobody＠neva.org 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Monty Cantsin wrote: >However, most people who engage in war are not in any sense free and >the single most apparent feature of life in a military organization is >the elimination of freedom and privacy. > >It is most often the case that in order to wage war, one must first >become enslaved. Those who wage war are rarely the slaves. Those who die usually are. The "cannon fodder" you mentioned. Gives new meaning to to phrase "...give me liberty, or give me death." Nerthus -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP for Personal Privacy 5.0 Charset: noconv iQEVAwUBNHJy7eFWwZe05jcJAQHwPwf/c6s/6rWtmsaMIgVrFVqQOsxaSPx8XBnP 0dzZxX6VgMzI3Pi1wztEmw1mcHtQxosyI81mKqlb+TkXV7epxdc0LBYP/sKcMctw jw5hzZnkrEqiH9fyFXIjXPhesuerKk8FRPV8kSa7YH14X/NliXrHiS9mnr9J5E9c xXTO6VRrzERZjeNSG1mwfSdTIK22QVmOLvOFqHgNwREGKH5zGJvxLCokVF3QiswI xbnz4FpQdG5rU6vxXIC/y9Tby32g4DI4i2EQG26Li79/EfoXXWrcx7kiTm3FDUHy VN4lxsjytUV0Qow34pESCnXVkvP7gDlmV4NYC7sLe4E+OUpzpKfpJQ== =XYXW -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Forwarded mail...
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 21:24:12 +0100 (MET) > From: nobody(a)REPLAY.COM (Anonymous) > Subject: Re: The Great Awakening (fwd) > Jim Choate wrote: > >No, "The Second Great Awakening" which happened to be followed by "The Third > >Great Awakening". > > > >You didn't read the various posts that I sent out earlier on this did you... > > Uh, Hello? Your post entitled "1st Great Awakening" describes the exact > same thing that I called simply, "The Great Awakening." It was not, as you > say above, the 2nd one. They are they same if we ignore the fact that there is 50+ years between the 1st (1700-1750) and the 2nd (1800-1850). > I did read the various posts you sent. I don't know who chose the names for > the 2nd and 3rd "Great Awakenings", but they don't seem to have much to do > with religious revivalism like your "1st Great Awakening" and what I (and > the definitive Norton Anthology) refer to as simply "The Great Awakening." > > Nerthus Then you should go back and read them some more. In fact, if you still have the originals they include in the header the URL where I got the data from. Take the 10 minutes and go over and take a look at them. All three were related to religous revivalism in one form or another. The 1st (which itself some consider to be the second occurance of a previous movement as indicated in the title) did not occur in the 1800's which was the original precis that somebody threw out I did some looking around as well and other then Norton, yourself, and whoever it was that made the original claim all references I can find to the Great Awakening refer to the 1700-1750 event(s) as the first one to occur in the America's. If I can find my Norton Anthology I'll take a look at it, though it is 15+ years old. > >Subject: 1st Great Awakening > [...] > > X-within-URL: http://www.fourthturning.com/html/great_awakening.html ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > The Great Awakening (Second Turning, 1727-1746) began as a spiritual ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ____________________________________________________________________ | | | 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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internet access monitored and censored
by Anonymous 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

*** my email is david.f(a)mailexcite.com Hi all please help me, this is the problem our network admin is monitoring our internet access for "bad sites" detection he is also blocking many of these sites he is also (again !) blocking ports 8000-9000 (for public http proxies) and 3128-3130 for public squid caches what to do than ? please if you know a public proxy accessible under a port not in the blocked range, or if you know a proxy or a search engine with SSl enabled please email that to me *** my email is david.f(a)mailexcite.com *** really sorry for using a remailer, i cant access my mailexcite account cause he may sniff my password *** but i'm sure of one thing, he is not subscribed to this list ;-)

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Re: The Great Awakening (fwd)
by nobody＠REPLAY.COM 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >The effect/influence of SAD has been shown in the past to be much >greater during high levels of El Nino activity. > >TAT#3207/coe Jim Choate wrote: >No, "The Second Great Awakening" which happened to be followed by "The Third >Great Awakening". > >You didn't read the various posts that I sent out earlier on this did you... Uh, Hello? Your post entitled "1st Great Awakening" describes the exact same thing that I called simply, "The Great Awakening." It was not, as you say above, the 2nd one. I did read the various posts you sent. I don't know who chose the names for the 2nd and 3rd "Great Awakenings", but they don't seem to have much to do with religious revivalism like your "1st Great Awakening" and what I (and the definitive Norton Anthology) refer to as simply "The Great Awakening." Nerthus >From: Jim Choate <ravage(a)ssz.com> >Subject: 1st Great Awakening [...] > X-within-URL: http://www.fourthturning.com/html/great_awakening.html > > The Great Awakening (Second Turning, 1727-1746) began as a spiritual > revival in the Connecticut Valley and reached an hysterical peak in > the northern colonies (in 1741) with the preachings of George > Whitefield and the tracts of Jonathan Edwards. The enthusiasm split > towns and colonial assemblies, shattered the 'old light' > establishment, and pitted young believers in 'faith' against elder > defenders of 'works.' After bursting polite conventions and lingering > Old World social barriers, the enthusiasm receded during King GeorgeÆs > War. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP for Personal Privacy 5.0 Charset: noconv iQEVAwUBNHRZO+FWwZe05jcJAQFsAgf7BPYUwqK0cPp6eVHtS6lfDwS8qz23FX9s AxVfv73Yf5Y77Bc3SfPoT3BuGaaQ18mew3DMvC7uNWVdvi2wDDeNcbjZrdkNzizM 5alu/Woyf8nh8R5n7W9ZrRX0QDLDt35kh+TIvmgVUzzI/BgpT+bOBMvmcWQEqoGD bFo63V/0b4X0H1UvD43hQu/vPZ7bqXeusclJduAK6wN7IrY/oP8yobAt50Lg6IOE iXToO3Sk/D4/xpIvhTBQJcKs2B8qGdBlGKeg8MhNQovPwfMDcqgn/E+UDV0/NWvE 1gDiZ7zNC7MRQSPb8tNRPFUjeXWoAqRslLKJkxkCB8tbRQ2KjjWhLQ== =Vg92 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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ECC Challenge
by amp＠pobox.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Hmmm... A cracking challenge that doesn't appear to be snake oil... As reported in PCweek Found at http://www.certicom.com/challenge.htm Certicom Packs more than a Decade of Research into its ECC Challenge Certicom has created and launched an ECC Challenge, giving cryptographers and mathematicians who are new to the Elliptic Curve Cryptosystem (ECC) the benefit of hands-on experience with elliptic curve algebra. The Certicom ECC Challenge is the result of research and development into ECC by Certicom's cryptographic experts. The Certicom ECC Challenge, posted at Certicom's web site, is expected to draw participation from cryptographers and mathematicians around the world, giving them the opportunity to work with elementary elliptic curve algebraic problems and test their own knowledge against what are internationally recognized to be difficult and infeasible problems. "We believe the Certicom ECC Challenge is a great way for those cryptographers and mathematicians who are looking to expand their knowledge of elliptic curve algebra to form a strong appreciation for the security of ECC," said Dr. Scott A. Vanstone, Certicom's Chief Cryptographer. Participants in the Certicom ECC Challenge must try to compute an ECC private key at a particular key size, given the corresponding ECC public key and a set of parameters. As a lead-up to the Challenge, Certicom has included a set of Exercise problems, the simplest of which should be solved in a matter of hours following the Challenge's launch. Prizes will be awarded for the first correct answer to each of the Exercises. Mathematical software to facilitate cryptography-related computations and a copy of the Handbook of Applied Cryptography will be awarded for the 79 and 89-bit Exercises, and US$5,000 for the 97-bit Exercises. Prizes have also been set for both Level I and II Challenge problems, including those which are considered infeasible based on current knowledge and available computing capabilities. The highest prize is US$100,000 to find a 359-bit ECC private key. The elliptic curves for the Level II Challenges meet the stringent security requirements imposed by forthcoming ANSI banking standards, specifically ANSI X9.62 and X9.63. Visit Certicom's web site for ongoing status report of the ECC Challenge. Go to the Certicom ECC Challenge For more information about ECC, check out Certicom's ECC Tutorials and Whitepapers. === E-mail: amp(a)pobox.com Date: 11/21/97 Time: 04:36:03 Visit me at http://www.pobox.com/~amp -export-a-crypto-system-sig -RSA-3-lines-PERL #!/bin/perl -sp0777i<X+d*lMLa^*lN%0]dsXx++lMlN/dsM0<j]dsj $/=unpack('H*',$_);$_=`echo 16dio\U$k"SK$/SM$n\EsN0p[lN*1 lK[d2%Sa2/d0$^Ixp"|dc`;s/\W//g;$_=pack('H*',/((..)*)$/) Have you seen http://www.public-action.com/SkyWriter/WacoMuseum ===

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Jim Bell's Sentencing Delayed Again
by John Young 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Jim Bell was scheduled to be sentenced today at 9:30 AM. I called the court's ever-helpful administrative office (1-253-593-6754) for a report and was told that sentencing had been postponed until December 12, 10:30AM. Other info: Mail sent to Jim (not by me) since his request for books has been returned twice that I know about Books sent to Kitsap County jail, where he was first incarcerated, was returned marked "Not in Jail." After this an inquiry to the court was made about Jim's location (not by me) and it was learned that he had been transferred to Federal Detention Center at SeaTac, WA. A letter sent there recently was returned unopened, marked "Return to Writer." The court docket today at 8:00PM does not list his relocation nor the new sentencing date. However, entries usually appear a day or so after an action: http://jya.com/jimbell-dock3.htm Perhaps one of our legal subscribers could comment on what's going on with these repeated delays in sentencing, especially whether it's common to do so after a plea agreement is reached. Now, scuttlebutt: a person at a Seattle legal document service told me today that another case is coming up similar to Jim's that also alleges "intimidation of IRS officials." Whether that relates to delays in Jim's case is a mystery inside an enigma.

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Re: Report on UN conference on Internet and racism
by nobody＠neva.org 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Anonymous <nobody(a)replay.com> wrote: >Actually, many studies have found that immigrants, legal and illegal, >make a net positive contribution to the economy, even considering >their access to government services. Anyone who has worked with >these people knows that most of them work harder than native born >Americans. > >Even aside from the strictly economic balance sheets, giving these >people the opportunity to succeed in a free country is a significant >moral benefit which must count in favor of free immigration. > >They also serve to make our country more multi-cultural, with greater >awareness and appreciation of the value of alternate customs and >lifestyles. We develop "hybrid vigor", as our culture is cross >fertilized by elements from all around the world. The result is an >incredibly dynamic and flexible culture, which is why the United >States will continue to be a world leader for the next century. These are all excellent points. If people are successful in forming strong cross border relationships, it may no longer be meaningful to describe one country or another as a "world leader". >Of course, this gift of diversity causes immigrants to be hated and >feared by racists such as Tim May, who sees them only as targets to >mock with threats of murder: > >> Ironically, the authorities are refusing to enforce the immigration >> laws. This is why the militias here in California have been forced >> to deal with illegal immigrants in the only way left to >> them. (There's a hunt in Imperial Valley this coming Saturday.) He may be a bastard, but he's *our* bastard! ;-) Seriously, I think you are doing yourself a disservice to characterize Tim May as a mere racist. His views are obviously more complex and interesting than that. In this case, he is making a joke. I think. Monty Cantsin Editor in Chief Smile Magazine http://www.neoism.org/squares/smile_index.html http://www.neoism.org/squares/cantsin_10.htm -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQEVAwUBNHN0xJaWtjSmRH/5AQHzdgf+P0E375vWVovGPwO2ktrDxEaw9OraP5ua 7o8a4nBoyYmt260hLsi8hjl9Ae4qjFQIQvDJ5JMlWgS4VOWOCjvOkAs7LG4Vnxk7 8/AvxzcBWL5XjNMNbvvDpRb+fPvEffovYT/8E/EN5aePRvqtSq7YifwqbRWuYraF PEOYqs4am/v68uLg4N0rb3uomfgr+C/WqOEPd1jMYkjnUIJg9k+Br+HGqCNFgsfN T15b4jaKN5nGsaANiXY9E87WTxpXuXBzmyfLea4I/AuB36m7/kdCm5CyObFFMpSE 2lueUotU/shH3dBWdEwbKLmsVyyx4AxJ7iRPRx+qJF9V3Z5QnIfPRg== =7QR5 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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