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Re: Arthur C. Clarke Supports Strong Crypto
by jim bell 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- At 08:05 PM 2/4/96 -0800, Timothy C. May wrote: > >(Pardon me for mentioning crypto...) > >Arthur C. Clarke, known to most of you (author of many SF works, coiner of >the phrase: "all sufficiently advanced technlogies are indistinguishable >from magic," mention by Alan Olsen yesterday), has a role in a "Discovery >Channel" program called "Mysterious Universe." Actually, it was _I_ who mentioned this quote, but didn't specifically recall whom to ascribe it to. Perhaps Tim May didn't see it; a week or so ago May engaged in a shotgun-type killfile addition, including me when I was merely ( I still believe...) the victim in a local flamewar. If there is somebody out there who: 1. Is on speaking terms with Tim May. and 2. Has a little respect for my commentary, I would very much appreciate it if you would forward this comment to him to ensure that he sees it. The truly ironic thing is that Tim wrongly ascribes the comment to Alan Olsen, who is apparently the (recently admitted) perpetrator of at least one flamewar against me. Jim Bell jimbell(a)pacifier.com Klaatu Burada Nikto -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCUAwUBMRWQLvqHVDBboB2dAQF8zwP3SjAAIP46pqwsygL4Hm8YOChJ6xfIs4Vq vp+8rjMvPmZwxNtGN+7kcRTbXmau5P3MePSp94iK6k8qwisNqsoqCYkMBxs198fg 2YRZvfLAMQ0xsVznUSRA4bBTI3mLAv868xleSkIwhSjJ271qKUaI2K5exY1FgVK/ JnaVHWZTeQ== =tjA2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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RC2 question [No Nuke Content]
by Kevin L Prigge 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Could someone throw a little light my way with regards to the permute[] array being derived from pi? I'm just not seeing it, I guess. Sorry for the interruption, I owe the list several off-topic flames and a discussion of some random non-crypto stuff at a later date. -- Kevin L. Prigge | "You can always spot a well informed man - UofM Central Computing | his views are the same as yours." email: klp(a)tc.umn.edu | - Ilka Chase PGP Key Fingerprint = FC E5 EE E7 8B 2E E9 D5 DA 1C 5D 6B 98 52 F6 24

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Mike Godwin at HotWired
by Jon Lebkowsky 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

PLEASE RECIRCULATE! Mike Godwin, staff counsel for EFF and eloquent supporter of civil liberties online and off, will be our guest at HotWired's Electronic Frontiers Forum this Thursday, February 8, at 7PM PST, 9PM CST, 10PM EST. Coincidentally, President Clinton is scheduled to sign the Telecom Bill the same day, and the '48 Hours of Protest' demonstration will begin when the bill is signed. We encourage online activists to participate in the ongoing EF Forums as a chat space wherein we can discuss new developments and issues of organization in support of a free and open Internet. A login is required but the account is free. We're at http://www.hotwired.com/club or telnet://chat.wired.com:2428. thanks, Jon L. http://www.hotwired.com/eff -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Jon Lebkowsky <jonl(a)well.com> http://www.well.com/~jonl Electronic Frontiers Forum, 7PM PST Thursdays <http://www.hotwired.com/club> Vice President, EFF-Austin <http://www.io.com/~efaustin> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

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Re: Arthur C. Clarke Supports Strong Crypto
by Robert A. Rosenberg 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

At 21:06 2/4/96, jim bell wrote: >At 08:05 PM 2/4/96 -0800, Timothy C. May wrote: >> >>(Pardon me for mentioning crypto...) >> >>Arthur C. Clarke, known to most of you (author of many SF works, coiner of >>the phrase: "all sufficiently advanced technlogies are indistinguishable >>from magic," mention by Alan Olsen yesterday), has a role in a "Discovery >>Channel" program called "Mysterious Universe." > >Actually, it was _I_ who mentioned this quote, but didn't specifically >recall whom to ascribe it to. It is known (at least among Science Fiction Fans) as "Clarke's Law" and I seem to remember it more accurately phrased as "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from Magic". It is similar to suggesting that "Magic is any Technology that you do not understand".

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OCAF White Paper on porn on the net
by printing＠explicit.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Hello all, With the passing of the CDA recently, The first wounding of the rights of free speech online, The Oklahomans for Children and Families are going in for the kill. A WWW site has been set up with a HTML version of what the autoresponder sends out. http://www.bway.net/~dfenton/noporn.html This is a scary document, and was originally written as a prosecution primer for law enforcement. -William Knowles .. //!\\!//!\\!//!\\!//!\\!//!\\!//!\\!//!\\!//!\\!//!\\!//!\\!//!\\ Graphically Explicit Printing - Advertising - Graphic Design 1555 Sherman Avenue - Suite 203 Evanston IL., 60201-4421 800.570.0471 - printing(a)explicit.com Accept, Embrace, Adapt, Create \\!//!\\!//!\\!//!\\!//!\\!//!\\!//!\\!//!\\!//!\\!//!\\!//!\\!//

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RE: Why am I wrong?
by A. Padgett Peterson, P.E. Information Security 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

>I don't think that I am stating a position of cypher-anarchy, but >advocating a position of personal privacy guaranteed by the Fourth >Amendment. Don't forget the other side of the conversation. While the government cannot (notice I did not say they might not try) effectively control communication, there are other points at which control may be exerted: 1) communications *with* the government (IRS, Social Security, etc). 2) communications using someone else's equipment/network (university, employer, etc) 3) communications with anyone (Internet merchant, etc) who says "this is not what <MasterCard|Visa|AmEx> approves..." Each of these may have compelling reasons for complying with what the government wants even if it is not law. IMNSHO "law" is just a means for exacting retribution/revenge - if you have to resort to it, you have already lost. Warmly, Padgett

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INCHOATE CYPHERPUNK JOBS
by Sandy Sandfort 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SANDY SANDFORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C'punks, Friends of mine are working on projects that would call for C'punk types. If anything sounds interesting, let me know and I will pass your name (and resume) along. 1. Design, build and maintain an ISP in Costa Rica. Later, you would design and program a financial application (I can say no more). Knowledge of crypto, networks, databases, etc. required. 2. Design, build and maintain a LAN with high bandwidth connection to the Internet in Hawaii. This would be in a high-tech, high-security residential enclave for wealthy telecommuting entrepreneurs, writers, semi-retired CEOs and other information professionals. 3. Design, build and maintain an international Internet gambling-related service business probably located outside of the US (Saipan?). In each of the above businesses, developement money is readily available, but the principals are currently finishing up other projects. S a n d y P.S. Bay Area C'punks can get the inside skinny from me at my party on Saturday. Have YOU RSVPed yet? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Re: PGP's "only for your eyes"
by cmca＠alpha.c2.org 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- [To: cypherpunks(a)toad.com] [Subject: Re: PGP's "only for your eyes"] Usuario Acceso2 <acceso2(a)diatel.upm.es> wrote: Maybe some of you already know about this. Whe reading PGP's "Only for your eyes" messages, the program creates a temporary file containing the plaintext in the directory where the cyphertext file is. So, don't worry about this option, it's quite useless. The manual points out that you shouldn't rely on it. Its main purpose is simply to prevent accidentally or automatically leaving the plaintext lying around, not to actually securely guarantee that behaviour. After all, you could always cut-and-paste the text, or (since you have the PGP source) alter PGP to ignore the flag. The real problem is not what it does, but what people *think* it might do. I take that back. When I check the manual, it doesn't say that it is insecure. It really ought to. At least one of the books about PGP does though, I know I've read it somewhere other than email. Chris McAuliffe <cmca(a)alpha.c2.org> (No, not that one.) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6 iQCVAwUBMRfm+oHskC9sh/+lAQHgygQAs4gsA3DWORL06++EpiQahmDOj6JZJKaD CTkljTcGA1WoY6LNEwGrEMBSs1NoaY6JT+KgxAeP/HOxTJDKwRkAdU+/psjMT9t6 rqERq6HerBKIBqUj/nOsbhnigA2U+e3gto9Fpvs5gld6oQvbyn3M56PWXrm9dbBX N2KqJ8BcQTE= =eRZ2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Puffer 2.0 Released
by Kent Briggs 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Information Contact: Kent Briggs February 22, 1996 (817) 666-7737 kbriggs(a)execpc.com CIS: 72124,3234 NEW RELEASE OF WINDOWS ENCRYPTION UTILITY Hewitt, Texas - Kent Briggs, author of Puffer, has announced the release of version 2.0 of the popular shareware encryption utility. Puffer is a password-based data file and e-mail encryption program for Windows. Encryption software allows users to keep their personal, business, and electronic transmitted data private. New for version 2.0 is the addition of a very fast stream cipher, PC1. PC1 operates with a 40-bit encryption key and produces the same stream output as RC4, the most secure encryption technology allowed for export from the United States. Puffer retains the 160-bit Blowfish block cipher in the registered version provided to customers in the U.S. and Canada. Puffer's revamped interface features a tabbed-notebook layout and a new built-in text editor. Users can now encrypt and decrypt data and e-mail directly from disk files, the editor, or the Windows clipboard. An LZ77 data compression option is also available. The ability to produce ASCII, binary, and self-extracting archives is also retained in version 2.0. New data wiping features have been added to Puffer to prevent sensitive data from being unerased on your disk drive. In addition to wiping data files, Puffer now has options to wipe file slack and unused disk space. The user can select from one to seven random stream passes for each wipe operation. A separate DOS utility is provided to securely wipe the contents of the Windows permanent swap file. The shareware version (PUFF20.ZIP, 368K) can be downloaded directly from the author's web site at http://execpc.com/~kbriggs - --- [This message has been signed by an auto-signing service. A valid signature means only that it has been received at the address corresponding to the signature and forwarded.] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 Comment: Gratis auto-signing service iQBFAwUBMS0emCoZzwIn1bdtAQGMCwF5AYfneePdqO96gzCDNZYB6doioAtAMOh4 K/V0mZ5vx/b8xOj1SIsc/Zy0Z95UlFXx =JWRm -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Re: Easy Nuclear Detonator
by cmca＠alpha.c2.org 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- [To: jim bell <jimbell(a)pacifier.com>] [Cc: cypherpunks(a)toad.com] [Subject: Re: Easy Nuclear Detonator] In one of his less lucid moments, jim bell <jimbell(a)pacifier.com> typed: >I wrote this just a few hours ago. Let's have a vote: Who thinks I have >some idea about the subject? I think it was a Heinlein character who observed that "you can vote all you like, it doesn't change reality". The HGTTG also makes a similar observation regarding the emigrants from Golgafrincham. The fact that you call for votes at all makes me less inclined to believe your expostulations. Chris McAuliffe <cmca(a)alpha.c2.org> (No, not that one.) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6 iQCVAwUBMS0aK4HskC9sh/+lAQEqaAQAw7wyEp0eWra32f7xIzdpa5Z+No6WI9Dr VIklNbXWE/TPTMMBfTtMu0tCiEGQ70tvCp+N3BeSqH9bEI6FCWbOa9XNhhGcAiZT VQVwGfyUiJW61HkqNqfH/HCgxRJnnA3dNwbNPQ1FJsVvIPT/RBVPGc4K0hoNp5nd WjDAsFDCQjM= =dejF -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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