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Cypherpunks List Info
by cpunk＠lne.com 11 May '03

11 May '03

Cypherpunks Mailing List Information Last updated: Sep 12, 2002 This message is also available at http://www.lne.com/cpunk Instructions on unsubscribing from the list can be found below. 0. Introduction The Cypherpunks mailing list is a mailing list for discussing cryptography and its effect on society. It is not a moderated list (but see exceptions below) and the list operators are not responsible for the list content. Cypherpunks is a distributed mailing list. A subscriber can subscribe to one node of the list and thereby participate on the full list. Each node (called a "Cypherpunks Distributed Remailer", although they are not related to anonymous remailers) exchanges messages with the other nodes in addition to sending messages to its subscribers. A message posted to one node will be received by the list subscribers on the other nodes, and vice-versa. 1. Filtering The various CDRs follow different policies on filtering spam and to a lesser extent on modifying messages that go to/from their subscribers. Filtering is done, on nodes that do it, to reduce the huge amount of spam that the cypherpunks list is subjected to. There are three basic flavors of filtering CDRs: "raw", which send all messages to their subscribers. "cooked" CDRs try to eliminate the spam on that's on the regular list by automatically sending only messages that are from cypherpunks list subscribers (on any CDR) or people who are replying to list messages. Finally there are moderated lists, where a human moderator decides which messages from the raw list to pass on to subscribers. 2. Message Modification Message modification policy indicates what modifications, if any, beyond what is needed to operate the CDR are done (most CDRs add a tracking X-loop header on mail posted to their subscribers to prevent mail loops). Message modification usually happens on mail going in or out to each CDR's subscribers. CDRs should not modify mail that they pass from one CDR to the next, but some of them do, and others undo those modifications. 3. Privacy Privacy policy indicates if the list will allow anyone ("open"), or only list members, or no one ("private") , to retrieve the subscribers list. Note that if you post, being on a "private" list doesn't mean much, since your address is now out there. It's really only useful for keeping spammers from harvesting addresses from the list software. Digest mode indicates that the CDR supports digest mode, which is where the posts are batched up into a few large emails. Nodes that support only digest mode are noted. 4. Anonymous posting Cypherpunks encourages anonymous posting. You can use an anonymous remailer: http://www.andrebacard.com/remail.html http://anon.efga.org/Remailers http://www.gilc.org/speech/anonymous/remailer.html or you can send posts to the list via cpunks_anon(a)einstein.ssz.com and your mail's headers will be stripped before posting. Note that this doesn't provide complete anonymity since the receiving site will still have log file entries showing the source of the mail (or you have to trust that they delete them). You also will be 'sharing' a reputation with the other entities that post through this alias, and some of them are spammers, so some subscribers will have this alias filtered. 5. Unsubscribing Unsubscribing from the cypherpunks list: Since the list is run from a number of different CDRs, you have to figure out which CDR you are subscribed to. If you don't remember and can't figure it out from the mail headers (hint: the top Received: line should tell you), the easiest way to unsubscribe is to send unsubscribe messages to all the CDRs listed below. How to figure out which CDR you are subscribed to: Get your mail client to show all the headers (Microsoft calls this "internet headers"). Look for the Sender or X-loop headers. The Sender will say something like "Sender: owner-cypherpunks(a)lne.com". The X-loop line will say something like "X-Loop: cypherpunks(a)lne.com". Both of these inticate that you are subscribed to the lne.com CDR. If you were subscribed to the algebra CDR, they would have algebra.com in them. Once you have figured out which CDR you're subscribed to, look in the table below to find that CDRs unsubscribe instructions. 6. Lunatics, spammers and nut-cases "I'm subscribed to a filtering CDR yet I still see lots of junk postings". At this writing there are a few sociopaths on the cypherpunks list who are abusing the lists openness by dumping reams of propaganda on the list. The distinction between a spammer and a subscriber is nearly always very clear, but the dictinction between a subscriber who is abusing the list by posting reams of propaganda and a subscriber who is making lots of controversial posts is not clear. Therefore, we tolerate the crap. Subscribers with a low crap tolerance should check out mail filters. Procmail is a good one, although it works on Unix and Unix-like systems only. Eudora also has a capacity for filtering mail, as do many other mail readers. An example procmail recipie is below, you will of course want to make your own decisions on which (ab)users to filter. # mailing lists: # filter all cypherpunks mail into its own cypherspool folder, discarding # mail from loons. All CDRs set their From: line to 'owner-cypherpunks'. # /dev/null is unix for the trash can. :0 * ^From.*owner-cypherpunks@.* { :0: * (^From:.*ravage@ssz\.com.*|\ ^From:.*jchoate@dev.tivoli.com.*|\ ^From:.*mattd@useoz.com|\ ^From:.*proffr11@bigpond.com|\ ^From:.*jei@cc.hut.fi) /dev/null :0: cypherspool } 7. List of current CDRs All commands are sent in the body of mail unless otherwise noted. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Algebra: Operator: Subscription: "subscribe cypherpunks" to majordomo(a)algebra.com Unsubscription: "unsubscribe cypherpunks" to majordomo(a)algebra.com Help: "help cypherpunks" to majordomo(a)algebra.com Posting address: cypherpunks(a)algebra.com Filtering policy: raw Message Modification policy: no modification Privacy policy: ??? 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"Reply-to:" removed Privacy policy: private Info: http://www.lne.com/cpunk; "info cypherpunks" to majordomo(a)lne.com Archive: http://archives.abditum.com/cypherpunks/index.html (thanks to Steve Furlong and Len Sassaman) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Minder: Subscription: "subscribe cypherpunks" to majordomo(a)minder.net Unsubscription: "unsubscribe cypherpunks" to majordomo(a)minder.net Help: "help" to majordomo(a)minder.net Posting address: cypherpunks(a)minder.net Filtering policy: raw Message Modification policy: no modification Privacy policy: private Info: send mail to cypherpunks-info(a)minder.net --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Openpgp: [openpgp seems to have dropped off the end of the world-- it doesn't return anything from sending help queries. 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Liquidating the staff of the FTC and FDA
by Tim May 11 May '03

11 May '03

Now the statists in D.C. are in league with the statists of Canada: <http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=582&ncid=582&e=5&u=/ nm/20030509/wr_nm/sars_scams_dc> It's time to kill the FDA and FTC staffers who don't understand the First Amendment. --Tim May "Gun Control: The theory that a woman found dead in an alley, raped and strangled with her panty hose, is somehow morally superior to a woman explaining to police how her attacker got that fatal bullet wound"

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faster modexp()? cipheractive
by Major Variola (ret) 11 May '03

11 May '03

Forwarded from cryptography list... note that this company has a download of their fast RSA library (its probably an assembly hack) ---------- Anyone heard of these guys? An Isreali technology firm that claims to have a new patent-pending process for modexp that's 3-6 times faster depending on playtform. URL is at http://www.com/technology/technology.htm

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testing
by Eric Murray 11 May '03

11 May '03

Testing new configuration, please ignire.

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Re: faster modexp()? cipheractive
by Nomen Nescio 11 May '03

11 May '03

On Sat, 10 May 2003 11:32:58 -0700, "Major Variola (ret)" <mv(a)cdc.gov> wrote: >Forwarded from cryptography list... note that this company has a >download >of their fast RSA library (its probably an assembly hack) > >---------- > >Anyone heard of these guys? An Isreali technology firm that claims to >have a new patent-pending process for modexp that's 3-6 times faster >depending on playtform. > >URL is at http://www.com/technology/technology.htm Could someone please post a pointer to the cryptography list that is referred to above? I'd ask the good Major himself directly, but his email address doesn't look replyable. Thanks

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Re: faster modexp()? cipheractive
by Major Variola (ret) 11 May '03

11 May '03

At 10:50 PM 5/11/03 +0200, Nomen Nescio wrote: >Could someone please post a pointer to the cryptography >list that is referred to above? I'd ask the good Major >himself directly, but his email address doesn't look replyable. My associate, Major Domo, handles subscriptions at: cryptography(a)metzdowd.com the list is moderated and mostly politics/killlist/agriculture free :-)

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Re: Asperger's Syndrome
by Tyler Durden 11 May '03

11 May '03

>Ten thousand years ago, the natural environment in California was different >in almost every way. Who is to say that one was better than the other? Exactly. That's why we should NUKE THE WHALES! -TD >From: "James A. Donald" <jamesd(a)echeque.com> >To: cypherpunks(a)einstein.ssz.com >Subject: Re: Asperger's Syndrome >Date: Fri, 09 May 2003 09:40:06 -0700 > > -- >On 8 May 2003 at 18:47, harlequin wrote: > > I think that this is the whole point. It's impossible to tell > > what effect removing a species from an ecosystem will have > > due to the phenomenal complexity of the system. > >In any one area, species come and go all the time, usually >without much consequence. Attempting to stop nature from >changing is also an interference in nature. Ten thousand >years ago, the natural environment in California was different >in almost every way. Who is to say that one was better than >the other? > > > --digsig > James A. Donald > 6YeGpsZR+nOTh/cGwvITnSR3TdzclVpR0+pr3YYQdkG > BEnR8PihYq9g0xC8I+RKaclqA2jFJl4srhkGkFCi > 4W8kkpgJRdeP7h2VR0DnWRaVO5OBU8fUrshdGOgk1 _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

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Website calls for revoking Moore's Oscar, gives email links to Academy
by barabbus＠hushmail.com 11 May '03

11 May '03

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Re: Asperger's Syndrome
by Roy M.Silvernail 11 May '03

11 May '03

On Friday 09 May 2003 04:40 pm, Sunder wrote: > No, no, no. Whales should be lightly roasted over a charcoal grill after > being properly marinated in olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper. Which would be a waste of olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper. Whale tastes awful *any* way it's prepared.[1] > As for dolphins, A1 is the way to go - or you can do chicken fried dolphin > steaks. :^) Yumm! Ni! Garlic, olive oil and lime juice. Seal in foil and 20 minutes on the outdoor grill. Chicken fried dolphin is an abomination. [1] Having grown up in rural western Alaska, I've tried a lot of unusual food. Bad as whale tastes, I'd take it over walrus nose anytime.

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New Nuclear Weapons Design Budget passes Senate Committee
by Bill Stewart 10 May '03

10 May '03

http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/5830795.htm http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/05/10/1052280479334.html Now that the Bush Administration has finished the War On Some People Who Might Have Weapons of Mass Destruction, they've gotten approval from the Senate Armed Services Committee for their budget request for about $50M in nuclear weapons design research and improvement of their testing facilities. Most of the design half of the budget is for nuclear bunker busters, but they're also starting some work on new small nukes. The "small" nukes are "up to 5 kt", so they're probably not the very small backpack-carriable weapons, while the bunker busters could be up to a megaton. This is just one Senate committee, not the full budget or a complete bill, but it does break the ban on new weapons of mass destruction development that's been around for ~11 years.

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