December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

Eudora Flaw
by John Young 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Markoff reports in today's NY Times on Eudora's e-mail security flaw: http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/yr/mo/biztech/articles/07email-code.html It's the feature which allows clicking on a URL in a message, which can run an attached malicious program, or otherwise trash a user's disk. A fix is due out this afternoon from Qualcomm. In the meantime NYT says the flaw can be fixed by going to "Options," "Viewing Mail" and turning off "Use Microsoft's viewer." Security experts are quoted: beware any attachment to E-mail, and not just for Eudora.

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MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE MEMORANDUM BRIEFS ADDRESSING JURISDICTIONAL ISSUES.
by bill payne 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Wednesday 8/5/98 10:06 AM John Young http://www.jya.com/index.htm Charles Smith http://www.us.net/softwar/ I mailed envelopes to you both containing Herbert Richardsons FOIA info about NSA attempting to sabotage Sandia/NSA projects. This is documented at http://jya.com/da/whpda.htm In John Youngs envelope I included US Attorney Mitchells MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE MEMORANDUM BRIEFS ADDRESSING JURISDICTIONAL ISSUES. Certificate of service August 3, 1998. Morales and I by FRAP 27 have 7 days Any party may file a response in opposition to a motion other than one for procedural order [for which see subdivision (b)] within 7 days after service of the motion, http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/docs/frap-iop.htm#27 plus 3 because of service by mail http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/docs/frap-iop.htm#26c to respond to Mitchells latest motion. Morales and I NEVER miss an opportunity to RESPOND. Mitchell CONTINUES to list NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, Defendant - Appellee Correct heading is UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT William H. Payne ) Arthur R. Morales ) ) Appellants Plaintiffs, ) ) 98-2156 v ) 98-1257 ) Lieutenant General Kenneth A. Minihan, USAF ) Director, National Security Agency ) National Security Agency ) ) Appellees Defendants ) We will get this corrected. The government DOES NOT LIKE individuals named. Reason is that government employees like to hide behind an agency name so as to avoid 1 responsibility 2 accountability 3 liability But this is not going to happen in this matter. http://caq.com/cryptogate http://www.aci.net/kalliste/speccoll.htm Morales and I must soon implement our strategy of approaching the Senate Judiciary Committee http://www.senate.gov/committee/judiciary.html in an EFFECTIVE WAY. Approaching Hatch directly has proved ineffective in the past. http://www.jya.com/whp071598.htm Internet publication is a good way to be EFFECTIVE. http://www.jya.com/mi5-flap.htm The former agent, who was threatening to publish details of the supposed Qadaffi plot on the Internet, was arrested in a hotel room in Paris. and Now, with the advent of the Internet, it is probably only a matter of time before Mr. Shayler's allegations are disseminated. "He's a whistleblower," said Mr. Shayler's lawyer, John Wadham, the director of Liberty, a civil liberties group. Lets hope these matter are settled soon. Then Morales and I can move for dismissal of our lawsuits. We can all be off on OTHER constructive projects. Shaping-up the US legal system is a CONSTRUCTIVE PROJECT. But it SHOULD BE the senate judiciary committee's responsibility. They need to do their job. Morales and I will get things started. I NEED to revise my book for the 80C32 with ieee 1284 ecp parallel bi-directional communications. http://www.apcatalog.com/cgi-bin/AP?ISBN=0125475705&LOCATION=US&FORM=FORM2 Later bill Monday 8/3/98 3:41 PM FAX Jan Elizabeth Mitchell Assistant U.S. Attorney U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney District of New Mexico Post Office Box 607 Albuquerque, NM 87103 505/346-7274 505/766-2868 FAX 505/346-7205 Dear Ms Mitchell: Purpose of the fax is to 1 review points covered in our 8/3/98 14:18 phone conversation 2 suggest settlement. You phoned me today. You told me that you planned to file a motion or response to the Tenth circuits request Morales and my response to the jurisdictional issue on the 21st of August. I told you that this was premature on your part since we had moved for a second time for an extension of time. I told you also that this matter was now before congress. You appeared to indicate to me that you were in the process of adding both Morales and Minihan as named parties in this appeal. You asked me if it would be agreeable to us if you filed a response to the Tenth circuit 21 days AFTER Morales and I filed our response to the Tenth circuit on the jurisdictional issue. I AGREED. I spoke to Morales on the phone shortly after our phone conversation. Arguing points of law before court clerks and judges who have outstanding criminal complaint affidavits for crimes COMMITTED IN WRITING againtst them would be unproductive on Morales and my part. Therefore, we will proceed to resolve the criminal conduct on the part of judges and court clerks before we proceed further in this matter. We will do this at the Congressional level. Senate Judiciary Committe chairman Orrin Hatch, unfortunately, failed to properly process a valid complaint on New Mexico district court chief judge John Conway in 1995. http://www.jya.com/whp071598.htm Hatchs failure to properly respond in 1995, in large part, caused our current legal conflict with DIR NSA Minihan. We foresee an unfortunate escalation of hostilities if this matter proceeds as it is. We do not wish this. We seek settlement of the UNFORTUNATE matter at the earliest time. We ask your and Congressional help to settle this UNFORTUNATE matter before it gets WORSE. If I have made any essential material errors in reporting my impression of the contents of our conversation, then I would appreciate you giving your impression of possible errors. You can do this in the letter you said you would write to us. Sincerely, bill payne 13015 Calle de Sandias NE Albuquerque, NM 87111 Distribution Senate Judiciary Committee e-mail Arthur R Morales e-mail

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List Processor Results.
by fishlist＠fishroute.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

1: leave fishroute cypherpunks(a)toad.com Removed from fishroute. Completed processing request at Wed, 5 Aug 1998 20:29:25 +0200

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Leaving the fishroute list.
by null＠fishroute.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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CTIA Daily News from WOW-COM - August 5, 1998
by CTIA Daily News 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

========================================== Welcome to today's edition of the CTIA Daily News from WOW-COM. Please click on the icon / attachment for the most important news in wireless communications today. *** Please Note: We are pleased to provide a text-only version of the CTIA Daily News from WOW-COM. The text only version is contained in this e-mail. *** Get the latest information on virtually all aspects of Number Portability. Attend the CTIA-sponsored Number Portability Forum on August 18 in Washington, D.C. For further information and registration, please contact Carolyn Williamson at 202-736-3224 or e-mail: Cwilliamson(a)ctia.org =========================================== =========================================== Text-Only Version of today's news sponsored by Nokia =========================================== CTIA Daily News from WOW-COM - August 5, 1998 Wireless Industry, Local Governments Announce Plan to Resolve Antenna Siting Disputes -- Three wireless industry trade associations, along with an advisory group representing local governments, have agreed to a speedy dispute-resolution process that, they hope, will resolve disagreements that arise when local governments impose moratoriums on construction of new antenna sites. http://www.wow-com.com/results/professional/news/frameindex.cfm?articleid=3… http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1998-08/05/130l-080598-idx.html House Commerce Committee Approves Wireless 911 Legislation -- The purpose of the legislation approved by the Committee is "to encourage and facilitate the prompt deployment throughout the United States of a seamless, ubiquitous, and reliable end-to-end infrastructure for communications, including wireless communications, to meet the Nation's public safety and other communications needs." http://www.wow-com.com/results/professional/news/frameindex.cfm?articleid=3… Attorney General Asks Congress Not to Extend CALEA Compliance Date -- The U.S. Attorney General stated that moving the compliance date "two full years would permit substantially more telephone equipment to be designed and deployed without regard for the public safety concerns that CALEA was designed to protect." The industry argues that an extension is necessary. http://www.wow-com.com/results/professional/news/frameindex.cfm?articleid=3… Motorola Offers Investment Analysts Few Specifics on Future Performance -- In an August 4 meeting with financial analysts, Motorola executives offered few concrete numbers or projections, but said that the digital phone business was a huge priority. http://www.techserver.com/newsroom/ntn/info/080598/info22_22832_noframes.ht… http://chicagotribune.com/business/businessnews/article/0,1051,ART-12809,00… Foes Hammer Universal Service E-Rate at Congressional Hearing -- Powerful members of Congress, long distance companies, consumer advocates, and even FCC commissioner Harold Furchtgott-Roth argue that the e-rate is an unfair tax that the FCC created without proper authority. http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,24923,00.html?owv http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,24924,00.html?owv Powertel Surpasses 200,000 Wireless PCS Subscribers -- The new wireless carrier says its now has the largest contiguous digital wireless coverage area in the southeast. http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/980805/powertel_1.html Nextel Expected to Announce Rural Partnership Pact -- Nextel has said the partnership would cover about 15 percent of the U.S. population. It would also allow it to broaden its geographic coverage into rural areas faster than it would be able to do on its own. http://biz.yahoo.com/finance/980804/nextel_s_r_1.html WIRELESS SECURITY Workshop & Expo Focuses on New Threats to Wireless Systems -- The conference will focus on a broader range of wireless security issues, including network vulnerability, authentication deployment, subscription fraud and international roaming fraud. http://www.wow-com.com/results/professional/news/frameindex.cfm?articleid=3… First Wireless Phone with Color Screen Now Available from Omnipoint -- Omnipoint Communications now offers the Siemens S12 GSM handset, which, the company says, is the world's first wireless phone with a three-color (red, blue and green), five-line display. http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/980805/nj_omnipoi_1.html China's Mobile Phone User Population Tops 18 Million -- It took a decade for mobile phone users to reach 18 million compared with 100 years for the country to have 10 million private telephones, the Xinhua news agency said. http://biz.yahoo.com/finance/980803/china_s_mo_1.html COMSAT Corporation Sues Three Former Employees -- The lawsuit, against three former employees of COMSAT Mobile Communications, alleges the former employees misappropriated confidential, sensitive and proprietary business information, and purposefully and systematically destroyed computer files prior to resigning from COMSAT. http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/980804/md_comsat__1.html

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FOIA appeal
by bill payne 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Wednesday 8/5/98 1:50 PM George B. Breznay, Director Office of Hearings and Appeals Department of Energy Washington, DC 20585 Dear Director Breznay: Purpose of this letter is to ask you to properly process a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) appeal. I attach a copy of my Tuesday February 17, 1999 15:11 FOIA. letter to Elva Barfield. Albuquerque Journal w 8/5/98 reports FBI Director Again Calls for Fund-Raising Probe By Kevin Galvin The Associated Press WASHINGTON - The FBI director told lawmakers Tuesday an independent counsel should be named to investigate Democratic fund raising in part because President Clinton and Vice President Al Gore are under scrutiny. ... June 11, 1998 I received a letter from Tomas O. Mann, Deputy Director, Office of Hearings Hearing and Appeals. Mann wrote It is unclear from your correspondence whether you are in fact appealing Ms. Barfields March 30 determination at this time. If you wish to appeal that determination, please inform this Office as soon as possible by stating your intention in writing, either by mail to George B. Breznay, Director, Office Office of Hearings and Appeals, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, D.C. 20585-0107, or by e-mail to George.Breznay(a)hq.doe.gov. I comply with Manns request. Since the contents of the documents sought in my FOIA may shed light on possible wrongdoing by VP Al Gore, I ask that you process this appeal within the time limits specified by law. An agency is required to make a decision on an appeal within 20 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays). It is possible for an agency to extend the time limits by an additional 10 days. Sincerely, William H. Payne 13015 Calle de Sandias NE Albuquerque, NM 87111 http://www.us.net/softwar/ Tuesday February 17, 1999 15:11 e-mail and mail Ms. Elva Barfield Freedom of Information Office U. S. Department of Energy Albuquerque Operations Office/OIEA POB 5400 Albuquerque, NM 87185-5400 EBARFIELD(a)DOEAL.GOV Dear Ms. Barfield: VP Al Gore is in the crypto business. Information SuperSpyWay Al Gore Approved Encryption for China in Return for Campaign Donations by Charles R. Smith Portions of the above document posted on Internet at http://www.us.net/softwar/ and http://www.aci.net/kalliste/ states 1. Gore charged with encryption policy according to PDD-5 and PRD-27 on April 16, 1993. 2. Government officials represent themselves on Al Gore's behalf for RSA patent purchase negotiations in Feb. 1994. 3. RSA chairman Bidzos meets with Chinese officials at the same time as Ron Brown in Oct. 1995. 4. RSA Chairman Bidzos enters into merger negotiations with Security Dynamics, a company backed by Sanford Robertson, in Nov. 1995. 5. VP Gore calls Sanford Robertson from the White House for a donation in Nov. 1995. 6. Robertson delivers $100,000 donation ($80,000 soft - $20,000 directly into the Clinton/Gore campaign) in Jan. 1996. 7. RSA signs deal with China in Feb. 1996. The administration previously prosecuted similar deals but this time does nothing. 8. Justice Dept. approves RSA merger with Security Dynamics in April 1996 for $280 million dollars, netting Sanford Robertson's company a cool $2 million just to write the deal. In 1991 I was in involved with Sandia National Laboratories Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty seismic data authenticator. At that time Sandia director Tommy A Sellers had assumed responsibility for directorship from Robert Clem. Sandia supervisor Tom Wright replaced my supervisor, John Holovka, who was the supervisor for the CTBT seismic data authenticator. Wright brought in Ph.D. Steven Goldsmith to supervise me. Sellars, Wright, and Goldsmith were new to crypto-type projects. Much of this is documented at http://www.jya.com/whp021598.htm. This is evidenced by Sellar's attached SEP 24 1991 memorandum, which Goldsmith help author, addressed to Dr James J Hearn at the National Security Agency. The SEP 24 memorandum contained a number of technical errors. I corrected these errors in my attached December 20, 1991 memorandum. Department of Energy and it predecessors have a well-documented history of not requiring technical expertise for pursuit of interests. Stewart Udall, The Myths of August, writes, Any cover-up must be implemented and enforced by designated agents, and one man emerged in 1953 as the quarterback of the AEC's damage-control effort. His name was Gordon Dunning. Although the personnel charts of the 1950s list him as a low-level "rad-safe" official in the Division of Biology and Medicine, documents demonstrate that he was clothed with authority to manage and suppress information about the radiation released by the testing of nuclear weapons. ... About the time Sellers and Sandia Ombudsman gave me a directed transfer to break electronic locks for the FBI/ERF [engineering research facility], Goldsmith and Wright, certainly with the approval of Sellers, placed a contract with RSA Inc [http://www.rsa.com/] I was told. Ms Barfield, we think the American public needs to know more about RSA's work with Sandia National Laboratories. Therefore, Under the provision of the Freedom of Information Act, 5 USC 552, I am requesting access to: 1 ALL purchase requisitions, including any attached statement of work, issued by Sandia National Laboratories, Los Alamos National Laboratories, or DOE/ALOO between January 1, 1991 and February 17, 1998 to RSA Inc. 2 Copies of all invoices from RSA Inc received by Sandia National Laboratories, Los Alamos National Laboratories, or DOE/ALOO between January 1, 1991 and February 17, 1998 If there are any fees for searching for, or copying, the records I have requested, please inform me before you fill the request. As you know, the Act permits you to reduce or waive the fees when the release of the information is considered as "primarily benefiting the public." I believe that this requests fits that category and I therefore ask that you waive any fees. Your office agreed to waive fees before. This request is surely of "public interest." December 13, 1994 DOE/AL FOIA officer Gwen Schreiner waived fees for the reason, "We have considered your request and have determined that release of the requested records is in the public interest, that disclosure of this information is likely to contribute significantly to public understanding of the operations or activities of the government, that you or the organization you represent have little or no commercial interest in the material contained in the records, that you or the organization you represent have the qualifications and ability to use and disseminate the information, and that the records are not currently in the public domain. A waiver of fees is therefore granted." This waiver of fees was, undoubtedly, issued as a result of former Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary's Openness initiative. Heart of America paid my way to hear Secretary O'Leary's celebrated whistleblower speech. If all or any part of this request is denied, please cite the specific exemption(s) which you think justifies your refusal to release the information and inform me of your agency's administrative appeal procedures available to me under the law. I would appreciate your handling this request as quickly as possible, and I look forward to hearing from you within 20 working days, as the law stipulates. Sincerely, William Payne 13015 Calle de Sandias Albuquerque, NM 87111

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GATT
by rhobbs＠wvu.edu 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

How about e-mailing me a GATT summary for my MBA paper!!!!!

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by LOUISE E LIBERATORE 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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change in anonymizer log policy
by Wazoo Remailer 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Looks like Anonymizer's changed their logging policy. >From their FAQ: Does the Anonymizer keep logs on who I am and the sites I visit? How long do you keep logs? Will you release the information? The Anonymizer logs only a hash of your IP number (machine address). We cannot determine your IP number from these logs, however, this enables us to have logs to study in order to increase performance, and as a deterent to prevent abusive use of the Anonymizer for purposes such as e-mail spamming, harassment, and so on. If we didn't, many people would use it for these purposes, and the usability of the service would deteriorate as a result. Anonymizer tools are not a shroud for those who wish to engage in illegal and unscrupulous activities. However, due to high usage, it is impossible for us to keep logs for very long, and we cannot maintain archives. See our user agreement for more details.

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ANNOUNCE: SF Bay Area Cypherpunks, Sat Aug 8, Santa Clara & Palo Alto
by John Gilmore 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

The August meeting of the San Francisco Bay Area Cypherpunks will be on Saturday, August 8 1998 from 12-6PM. This is an open meeting, as always, and the public is invited to attend. The meeting will be held in two sequential locations this month. We'll start with a tour of the recently announced Electronic Frontier Foundation "DES Cracker", hosted by the company which built its hardware. Please join us between noon and 2PM at: Advanced Wireless Technologies 3375 Scott Blvd #410 Santa Clara, CA 95054 +1 408 727 5780 http://www.mapblast.com/mapblast/blast.hm?CMD=MAP&GC=X%3A-121.98298%7CY%3A3… It's in a complex of small startups at the corner of Scott Blvd and Garrett Drive in Santa Clara. To reach it, take US 101 to the Bowers Avenue exit (heading south/oceanward), turn right in a few blocks on Scott Blvd, and turn right on Garrett. The first two driveways on the right serve the complex; AWT's corner of the parking lot is at the second. You can also come in via Lawrence Expressway; go east/SanJoseward on Arques Avenue (which becomes Scott Blvd) and turn left on Garrett. Autographed copies of the Cracking DES book will be available, and the machine will be running. There isn't a room large enough to have a sit-down meeting at AWT, so we'll reconvene at 2:30 at Stanford University, at the outdoor tables outside Tresidder Union, which is near the bookstore. The tables are on the west side, which is the inside of the U-shape. Coffee and food are available in the building. http://www.stanford.edu/home/map/search_map.html?keyword=&ACADEMIC=Tresidde… http://www.stanford.edu/home/map/stanford_zoom_map.html?234,312 Agenda: 12:00-2:00 at the machine location, then move to Stanford and reconvene at 2:30. Dinner at a mutually agreed location will probably follow. Speakers: Cracking DES - John Gilmore et al, 2:30 at Stanford "Private Doorbells" - John Bashinski, ~3:30 -- John Gilmore

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