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Walsh Report Update
by John Young 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forward: Date: Sat, 05 Jul 1997 14:19:59 +1000 To: jya(a)pipeline.com From: gtaylor(a)gil.com.au (Greg Taylor ) Subject: Walsh Report mirror John, Electronic Frontiers Australia has now been able to "officially" release the Walsh Report, after negotiating copyright permissions. It is now available at: http://www.efa.org.au/Issues/Crypto/Walsh/ There are two versions provided: 1. A multiple file version suited to reading online. 2. A complete version (267K HTML) suitable for downloading. These versions have some updates from the original so I suggest you replace your mirror version with the amended versions we have now released. The main changes are: 1. The Terms and Abbreviations section has now been marked up. 2. Paragraphs deleted from the copy liberated under FOI are now annotated with references to the relevant sections of the FOIA. 3. Minor typos corrected. Regards, Greg Taylor Chair EFA Crypto Committee ---------- The July 1 version of the Walsh Report at jya.com has been replaced with the EFA version: http://jya.com/walsh-all.htm (270K) Or a Zip-compressed file: http://jya.com/walsh-all.zip (88K) See related news article: http://jya.com/walsh.htm

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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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Re: Mack the Harrs over
by Zooko Journeyman 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- X-Inside-Sig-To: cypherpunks(a)algebra.com X-Inside-Sig-cc: Ryan Anderson <randerso(a)ece.eng.wayne.edu>, Lucky Green <shamrock(a)netcom.com> X-Inside-Sig-Subject: Re: Mack the Harrs over X-Inside-Sig-Date: Sun Jul 6 13:42:19 CEST 1997 > Besides, how much encryption is needed between two points if intercepting > the traffic is expensive, the communications protocol is undocumented (as > far as anyone outside NASA is concerned), and the actual frequency is also > hard to find? Not to mention that the communication protocol is apparently broken and drops most of the data. :-P Somebody hack in there and fix it... Z -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3ia Charset: noconv iQB1AwUBM7+E0BoBGQdOGvDZAQEA0gL/Q+N6Wr4r+NKA4Q6rC1U5op3Lcs7F8usc 6C382q6PfhzoDIUOUu+8SfPB4x5KdAYAe7UC3kn5FZ1NPoEoP3vMDsNm+Vqu6XBY yZPQbCdAkc35CYMHX70+wxcCJ8vRESTT =RWJa -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Re: Mack the Harrs over (fwd) (correction)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > From: Jim Choate <ravage(a)ssz.com> > Subject: Re: Mack the Harrs over (fwd) > Date: Sun, 6 Jul 1997 09:24:11 -0500 (CDT) > Really? You try sending data over 10 light-seconds using nothing but the ^^^^^^^ minutes Sorry for the typo. ____________________________________________________________________ | | | _____ 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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Re: Mack the Harrs over (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > Subject: Re: Mack the Harrs over > Date: Sun, 06 Jul 1997 13:43:42 +0200 > From: Zooko Journeyman <zooko(a)wildgoose.dagny> > > Besides, how much encryption is needed between two points if intercepting > > the traffic is expensive, the communications protocol is undocumented (as > > far as anyone outside NASA is concerned), and the actual frequency is also > > hard to find? > > Not to mention that the communication protocol is apparently > broken and drops most of the data. :-P Really? You try sending data over 10 light-seconds using nothing but the equivalent of your Mag-Lite flashlight and then pick it up AND successfuly decode the data using nothing more than spare cycles in the DSN reception network. I suspect you are seriously underestimating the amount of noise betwix here and there... ____________________________________________________________________ | | | _____ 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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List of reliable remailers
by Raph Levien 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

I operate a remailer pinging service which collects detailed information about remailer features and reliability. To use it, just finger remailer-list(a)kiwi.cs.berkeley.edu There is also a Web version of the same information, plus lots of interesting links to remailer-related resources, at: http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~raph/remailer-list.html This information is used by premail, a remailer chaining and PGP encrypting client for outgoing mail. For more information, see: http://www.c2.org/~raph/premail.html For the PGP public keys of the remailers, finger pgpkeys(a)kiwi.cs.berkeley.edu This is the current info: REMAILER LIST This is an automatically generated listing of remailers. The first part of the listing shows the remailers along with configuration options and special features for each of the remailers. The second part shows the 12-day history, and average latency and uptime for each remailer. You can also get this list by fingering remailer-list(a)kiwi.cs.berkeley.edu. $remailer{"extropia"} = "<remail(a)miron.vip.best.com> cpunk pgp special"; $remailer{"mix"} = "<mixmaster(a)remail.obscura.com> cpunk mix pgp hash latent cut ek ksub reord ?"; $remailer{"replay"} = "<remailer(a)replay.com> cpunk mix pgp hash latent cut post ek"; $remailer{"exon"} = "<remailer(a)remailer.nl.com> cpunk pgp hash latent cut ek"; $remailer{"haystack"} = "<haystack(a)holy.cow.net> cpunk mix pgp hash latent cut ek"; $remailer{"lucifer"} = "<lucifer(a)dhp.com> cpunk mix pgp hash latent cut ek"; $remailer{"jam"} = "<remailer(a)cypherpunks.ca> cpunk mix pgp hash middle latent cut ek"; $remailer{"winsock"} = "<winsock(a)rigel.cyberpass.net> cpunk pgp pgponly hash cut ksub reord"; $remailer{'nym'} = '<config(a)nym.alias.net> newnym pgp'; $remailer{"balls"} = "<remailer(a)huge.cajones.com> cpunk pgp hash latent cut ek"; $remailer{"squirrel"} = "<mix(a)squirrel.owl.de> cpunk mix pgp pgponly hash latent cut ek"; $remailer{"middle"} = "<middleman(a)jpunix.com> cpunk mix pgp hash latent cut ek reord"; $remailer{'cyber'} = '<alias(a)alias.cyberpass.net> alpha pgp'; $remailer{'weasel'} = '<config(a)weasel.owl.de> newnym pgp'; $remailer{"reno"} = "<middleman(a)cyberpass.net> cpunk mix pgp hash middle latent cut ek reord ?"; $remailer{"wazoo"} = "<remailer(a)wazoo.com> cpunk mix pgp hash latent cut ek"; $remailer{"shaman"} = "<remailer(a)lycaeum.org> cpunk pgp hash latent cut ek"; $remailer{"hidden"} = "<remailer(a)hidden.net> cpunk pgp hash latent cut"; catalyst(a)netcom.com is _not_ a remailer. lmccarth(a)ducie.cs.umass.edu is _not_ a remailer. usura(a)replay.com is _not_ a remailer. remailer(a)crynwr.com is _not_ a remailer. There is no remailer at relay.com. Groups of remailers sharing a machine or operator: (cyber mix) (weasel squirrel) The alpha and nymrod nymservers are down due to abuse. However, you can use the nym or weasel (newnym style) nymservers. The cyber nymserver is quite reliable for outgoing mail (which is what's measured here), but is exhibiting serious reliability problems for incoming mail. The squirrel and winsock remailers accept PGP encrypted mail only. 403 Permission denied errors have been caused by a flaky disk on the Berkeley WWW server. This seems to be fixed now. The penet remailer is closed. Last update: Mon 7 Jul 97 6:47:50 PDT remailer email address history latency uptime ----------------------------------------------------------------------- jam remailer(a)cypherpunks.ca +**+*****++* 12:58 99.95% weasel config(a)weasel.owl.de +++-+---+++ 1:43:42 99.91% mix mixmaster(a)remail.obscura.com .-*...-..-.- 10:13:59 99.80% replay remailer(a)replay.com +**+**- **** 4:56 99.79% winsock winsock(a)rigel.cyberpass.net - -.------- 5:53:17 99.58% squirrel mix(a)squirrel.owl.de +++-+ -+++ 1:42:06 99.46% cyber alias(a)alias.cyberpass.net **+* +++*** 13:35 99.43% nym config(a)nym.alias.net +##+##++#*## 2:48 99.36% reno middleman(a)cyberpass.net --+.--* -*** 1:39:45 99.31% hidden remailer(a)hidden.net 4:44:03 -0.56% History key * # response in less than 5 minutes. * * response in less than 1 hour. * + response in less than 4 hours. * - response in less than 24 hours. * . response in more than 1 day. * _ response came back too late (more than 2 days). cpunk A major class of remailers. Supports Request-Remailing-To: field. eric A variant of the cpunk style. Uses Anon-Send-To: instead. penet The third class of remailers (at least for right now). Uses X-Anon-To: in the header. pgp Remailer supports encryption with PGP. A period after the keyword means that the short name, rather than the full email address, should be used as the encryption key ID. hash Supports ## pasting, so anything can be put into the headers of outgoing messages. ksub Remailer always kills subject header, even in non-pgp mode. nsub Remailer always preserves subject header, even in pgp mode. latent Supports Matt Ghio's Latent-Time: option. cut Supports Matt Ghio's Cutmarks: option. post Post to Usenet using Post-To: or Anon-Post-To: header. ek Encrypt responses in reply blocks using Encrypt-Key: header. special Accepts only pgp encrypted messages. mix Can accept messages in Mixmaster format. reord Attempts to foil traffic analysis by reordering messages. Note: I'm relying on the word of the remailer operator here, and haven't verified the reord info myself. mon Remailer has been known to monitor contents of private email. filter Remailer has been known to filter messages based on content. If not listed in conjunction with mon, then only messages destined for public forums are subject to filtering. Raph Levien

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by user329＠ybecker.net 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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Re: Jim Bell 6
by Peter Trei 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

John Young <jya(a)pipeline.com> writes: > On June 26 the court handling Jim's case extended > the time from June 30 to July 11 for the USA to file an > indictment. > > This is from an on-line docket of the case via > Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) > a subcription service for federal courts. > > No indication that Jim has been released, jailed since > his arrest on May 16. No reason given for repeated > waiver of right to a speedy trial. > > The docket's at: > > http://jya.com/jimbell-dock.htm Thanks for keeping us up to date. Jim always seemed to me to be a loony, but I never (and still don't) think he's capable of the things the warrent alleges him to have been planning. Peter Trei DISCLAIMER: The above is my opinion, no one else's.

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Re: e$: $MTP? (fwd)
by Ryan Anderson 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 4 Jul 1997 15:45:24 -0400 (edt) From: Ryan Anderson <randerso(a)ece.eng.wayne.edu> To: Robert Hettinga <rah(a)shipwright.com> Subject: Re: e$: $MTP? > Frankly, I see no other solution to this problem in the long run except for > postage, which means it's probably time to start figuring out, in earnest, > how to make it all work. Whoever becomes the lowest cost producer of this > kind of software stands to make a whole *bunch* of money. We still need to work out how to fit mailing lists fit into this without eliminating them entirely. Chargebacks to the subscribers? If this list will work in a proposed plan, I think all the others probably would as well.. :-) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ryan Anderson - <Pug Majere> "Who knows, even the horse might sing" Wayne State University - CULMA "May you live in interesting times.." randerso(a)ece.eng.wayne.edu Ohio = VYI of the USA PGP Fingerprint - 7E 8E C6 54 96 AC D9 57 E4 F8 AE 9C 10 7E 78 C9 -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Australian encryption policy report released!
by John Gilmore 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Electronic Frontiers Australia has succeeded in obtaining the "Walsh report", with a few paragraphs excised. It's available at http://www.efa.org.au/Issues/Crypto/Walsh/. It is a broad technology and policy review like the US National Research Council's, though it's more succinct (only a hundred pages long) and done by a single person, on contract to the Australian Government. I recommend reading it. Here's a sample: "The review encountered significant scepticism about mandated key escrow or TTP systems. The national sovereignty of the agencies providing these services could not be guaranteed, with consequent implications for the national interest. There is the strong likelihood that these agencies would become the major targets of foreign intelligence services." John

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