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Tapping these resources.
by WIZZYH2H＠aol.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

I noticed that there are several programs that will let anyone send encrypted email. What about encrypted messages over a chat system like irc, chat rooms(aol, BBS) and systemwide messages (IM, whisper, private message)? The server wouldn't have to do anything except send the messages, the users software could handel all the protocols and message identification. Dialup and logon features aren't needed either, allmost all cilents will let you shell. I have been looking for, and tring to write a program to do this, but Im a rookie programmer and my attempts have yet to produce a functional send/receive utility. Where are programs like this.. are there any to be found? wizzyh2h(a)aol.com OR wizzy(a)juno.com

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Tapping these resources.
by WIZZYH2H＠aol.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

I noticed that there are several programs that will let anyone send encrypted email. What about encrypted messages over a chat system like irc, chat rooms(aol, BBS) and systemwide messages (IM, whisper, private message)? The server wouldn't have to do anything except send the messages, the users software could handel all the protocols and message identification. Dialup and logon features aren't needed either, allmost all cilents will let you shell. I have been looking for, and tring to write a program to do this, but Im a rookie programmer and my attempts have yet to produce a functional send/receive utility. Where are programs like this.. are there any to be found? wizzyh2h(a)aol.com OR wizzy(a)juno.com

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Re: pgpmail 4.5
by Alex de Joode 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Huge Cajones Remailer sez: : you wrote: : There is a pgpmail45.exe at ftp.hacktic.nl/pub/replay/pub/incoming. : The file has an md5 sum of 'ffd56d7647c30152a5c9fe7616a3d9ef'. : i downloaded the same. md5 5ea438501d0133f0849c2fe8f9125b6b : can someone clear this up? [usura@basement]:/pub/ftp/pub/crypto/incoming {22}$ md5 pgpmail45.exe 5ea438501d0133f0849c2fe8f9125b6b pgpmail45.exe -- -AJ-

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No Subject
by Bovine Remailer 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

bite your penis. /_/\/\ \_\ / Tim C[reep] May /_/ \ \_\/\ \ \_\/

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[NOISE] Sphere packing
by WinSock Remailer 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Dimwit Virus K[rust]OfTheMonth styles his facial hair to look more like pubic hair. (___) (o o)_____/ @@ ` \ Dimwit Virus K[rust]OfTheMonth \ ____, / // // ^^ ^^

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Re: John's: In anarchy -everyone responsible
by snow 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

> At 09:05 PM 2/4/97 +0000, Attila T. Hun wrote: > >on or about 970204:0312 Greg Broiles <gbroiles(a)netbox.com> said: > >+ Is the desire for an anarchic community at odds with a desire for > >+ good use of resources? > Actually, it is quite possible that an "anarchic community" is _more_ > efficient in the use of resources than some sort of organized community. > It is explained, for example, that the reason there are so many different > kinds of life on earth is that there are so many ecological niches to fill. Good does not necessarily mean efficient, and efficient does not necessarily mean good. Picture--if you can--the "perfect" centrally planned economy where all possible market conditions, wants and needs are taken into account. Factories are placed optimally for access to natural resources and distribution to consumers etc. Also assume that the people running this society _are_ intersted in efficient production methods, and activly look for new and better ways of getting things done--benign facism/socialism if you will. This would (assuming perfect people, but bear with me) be the _most efficient_ method of producing and delivering goods, but it would introduce certain "choke points", one natural disaster or war could cripple production of necessary items. Picture anarchy, massively redundant, and resistent to this problem, while probably not anywhere _near_ as efficient, this "system" would have the ability to absorb damage and adapt more rapidly to changing enviroments. > No, that's traditional thinking and that's wrong. See AP part 8. Freud > believed (as "everyone" else believed, even myself, before AP) that anarchy > was inherently unstable. But it ISN'T, if the tools of AP are used to Stable is a relative thing. Are things stable now? If you think so, you either aren't looking very hard, or you are giving "stable" a wide range.

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No Subject
by Bovine Remailer 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

bite your penis. /_/\/\ \_\ / Tim C[reep] May /_/ \ \_\/\ \ \_\/

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Re: pgpmail 4.5
by Alex de Joode 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Huge Cajones Remailer sez: : you wrote: : There is a pgpmail45.exe at ftp.hacktic.nl/pub/replay/pub/incoming. : The file has an md5 sum of 'ffd56d7647c30152a5c9fe7616a3d9ef'. : i downloaded the same. md5 5ea438501d0133f0849c2fe8f9125b6b : can someone clear this up? [usura@basement]:/pub/ftp/pub/crypto/incoming {22}$ md5 pgpmail45.exe 5ea438501d0133f0849c2fe8f9125b6b pgpmail45.exe -- -AJ-

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Re: "alt.cypherpunks" people?
by Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

"Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM" <dlv(a)bwalk.dm.com> writes: > Anil Das <das(a)sgi.com> writes: > > > Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM wrote: > > > > > > Learn to use an anonymous remailer. > > > > Thanks for the hint, Dr. Vulis. I have registered for a course, but > > seats are available only in fall. > > Toilet seats in the state of free fall? > > The stego on Sandy's moderated list blows my mind... And Sandy blows Sameer, and Greg blows John... --- Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y.: +1-718-261-2013, 14.4Kbps

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40-bit RC5 crack meaningless??
by Vin McLellan 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

(A gem off sci.crypt. Schwartau's mailing list is turning into the most amazing source of misinformation or disinformation about cryptography on the Net. And he's probably got the most influential audience in Washington re crypto policy. Go figure;-) ---------------- Subject: 40-bit RC5 crack meaningless?? Date: 6 Feb 1997 11:43:58 -0500 From: nobody(a)REPLAY.COM (Anonymous) Organization: Replay and Company UnLimited Newsgroups: sci.crypt Strassmann, the author of this denunciation of RSADS and Ian Goldberg, is the former Director of Defense Information (i.e., CIO,) of the Bush DoD and an often-insightful commentator on business culture and computing. Strange is the logic that channels the mind of the American Defense Intellectual... or, maybe he just doesn't know squat about cryptography??? (Reposted from Infowar Digest, Winn Schwartau's moderated mailing list <mail to: infowar(a)infowar.com> without permission.) >Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 20:10:36 -0500 >To: "Wright Larry" <Wright_Larry(a)bah.com> >From: "Paul A. Strassmann" <paul(a)strassmann.com> >Subject: Further to Goldberg's Cracking Accomplishments >Gentlemen: > >As I suspected (see earlier private comment), the >highly promoted RSA cracking contest offered >a number of clues that ordinarly would not be >volunteered by info-terrorists or info-criminals to >IW Defense teams. > >These clues made the cracking significantly easier, >because it made it possible to eliminate an enormous >range of possible searches. > >The following was extracted verbatim from the ><The RSA Data Security Secret-Key Challenge> >posted on <http://www.rsa.com/rsalabs/97challenge/>: > >Clue #1: > > " ...all the RC5 contests posted as part of the RSA Secret-Key Challenge >will use 12-round RC5 with a 32-bit word size. " > >Clue #2: > > " ...The first RC5 contest will consist of some unknown plaintext >encrypted using a 40-bit key;." > >Clue #3: (a giveway!) > > " ... For each contest, the unknown plaintext message is preceded by three > known blocks of text that contain the 24-character phrase "The > unknown message is: .....". > >In summary: The claim of exportable cryptography being totally >insecure, because it can be cracked in 3.5 hours is not >realistic. The three clues announced in the contest >would not apply under infowar conditions. > >What other clues may have been provided to Goldberg >to support private agendas and gain shrill headlines >is also a matter of speculation, but I rest my case. > >I certainly cannot assert that a 40 bit key cannot be decyphered. >However, I do not think that the RSA unqualified claims >offer full and appropriate disclosure. > >Paul > >At 10:21 AM -0500 1/30/97, Wright Larry wrote: >>Following provided for your information. >> >> >>EXPORTABLE CRYPTOGRAPHY TOTALLY INSECURE: CHALLENGE >>CIPHER BROKEN IMMEDIATELY >> >>January 28, 1997 - Ian Goldberg, a UC Berkeley graduate >>student, announced today that he had successfully >>cracked RSA Data Security Inc.'s 40-bit challenge cipher >>in just under 3.5 hours. >> >>RSA challenged scientists to break their encryption >>technology, offering a $1000 award for breaking the >>weakest version of the code. Their offering was >>designed to stimulate research and practical experience >>with the security of today's codes. >> >>The number of bits in a cipher is an indication of the >>maximum level of security the cipher can provide. Each >>additional bit doubles the potential security level of >>the cipher. A recent panel of experts recommended >>using 90-bit ciphers, and 128-bit ciphers are commonly >>used throughout the world, but US government regulations >>restrict exportable US products to a mere 40 bits. >> >>Goldberg's announcement, which came just three and a >>half hours after RSA started their contest, provides >>very strong evidence that 40-bit ciphers are totally >>unsuitable for practical security. "This is the >>final proof of what we've known for years: 40-bit >>encryption technology is obsolete," Goldberg said. <...Rest of the nnouncement from UC Berkeley snipped> >Paul A. Strassmann >55 Talmadge Hill Road, New Canaan, CT. 06840 >Telephone: 203-966-5505; Fax: 203-966-5506 >INTERNET: paul(a)strassmann.com >WorldwideWeb: http://www.strassmann.com >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >

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