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Forged "unsubscribe"
by Timothy C. May 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Though I am avoiding commenting on the continuing Vulis nonsense, something has come up which necessitates my comment. I received a message from majordomotoad.com saying that my (alleged/purported) message, "unsubscribe cypherpunks dlv(a)bwalk.dm.com", is being forwarded for processing. The full message is included below. It appears that someone is attempting to make it look like I am trying to unsubscribe Dmitri Vulis! I assure you all that I have sent no such message to majordomo(a)toad.com. I'm cc:ing Hugh Daniel to make sure he sees this. Perhaps he can look at the full headers and path information of the alleged message from me and figure out who is playing this kind of game. --Tim May >Received: from you for tcmay > with Cubic Circle's cucipop (v1.10 1996/09/06) Fri Oct 11 14:26:44 1996 >X-From_: Majordomo-Owner(a)toad.com Fri Oct 11 13:46:54 1996 >Received: from toad.com (toad.com [140.174.2.1]) by you (8.7.6/8.7.3) with >ESMTP id NAA13723 for <tcmay(a)got.net>; Fri, 11 Oct 1996 13:46:54 -0700 >Received: (from majordom@localhost) by toad.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) id NAA00496; >Fri, 11 Oct 1996 13:53:05 -0700 (PDT) >Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 13:53:05 -0700 (PDT) >Message-Id: <199610112053.NAA00496(a)toad.com> >To: tcmay(a)got.net >From: Majordomo(a)toad.com >Subject: Your Majordomo request results: unsubscribe >Reply-To: Majordomo(a)toad.com > >-- > >Your request of Majordomo was: >>>>> unsubscribe cypherpunks dlv(a)bwalk.dm.com >Your request to Majordomo(a)toad.com: > > unsubscribe cypherpunks dlv(a)bwalk.dm.com > >has been forwarded to the owner of the "cypherpunks" list for approval. >This could be for any of several reasons: > > You might have asked to subscribe to a "closed" list, where all new > additions must be approved by the list owner. > > You might have asked to subscribe or unsubscribe an address other than > the one that appears in the headers of your mail message. > >When the list owner approves your request, you will be notified. > >If you have any questions about the policy of the list owner, please >contact "cypherpunks-approval(a)toad.com". > > >Thanks! > >Majordomo(a)toad.com > > > "The government announcement is disastrous," said Jim Bidzos,.."We warned IBM that the National Security Agency would try to twist their technology." [NYT, 1996-10-02] We got computers, we're tapping phone lines, I know that that ain't allowed. ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---- Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay(a)got.net 408-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero W.A.S.T.E.: Corralitos, CA | knowledge, reputations, information markets, Higher Power: 2^1,257,787-1 | black markets, collapse of governments. "National borders aren't even speed bumps on the information superhighway."

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Re: AW: Binding cryptography - a fraud-detectible alternative to key-esc
by Hal Finney 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Another flaw with schemes of this time (in terms of failing to meet their goals) is that they cannot detect superencryption and other forms of non-standard encryption of the message body proper. All they can really do is verify from the outside that the same session key is encrypted for the two recipients (the intended recipient and the Government Access to Keys Party - let's not abuse the term by calling him a Trusted Third Party). But they can't be sure that the session key is sufficient information to decrypt the message. The session key could itself be a PK encrypted form of the actual message session key, so that the true recipient would have to run the PK decryption algorithm through two iterations before he actually got the real message session key. Or the message could be simply superencrypted using a non-escrowed encryption system, then encrypted using the GAK technique so that it looks fine from the outside. These kind of techniques could be detected by the recipient, but as Adam Back points out there are much simpler techniques if we just want the recipient to be able to tell whether the key has been encrypted for the GAKP. For that matter if *he*'s really concerned about it he can forward the plaintext to whatever governments he likes. Hal

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[RANT] Re: Why not PGP?
by Jim Ray 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: apteryx(a)super.zippo.com, cypherpunks(a)toad.com Date: Sat Oct 12 00:48:23 1996 Mark wrote: <snip> > Does this mean that exporting Private Idaho, PGPfront, WinPGP, etc. > would > be a violation of ITAR because they function only when combined with PGP > and contain "hooks" for using PGP? To the best of my understanding, "maybe, it depends" A lousy answer to a good question, and NOT legal advice of course. One of the big problems with regs. like ITAR (and others of questionable Constitutionality) is uncertainty. Certainty and simplicity would lead to less FUD, and hence less power on the part of regulators, so it's not in their interest to be definite or even rational. One of the things "it depends" on may be the time-proximity of an election, of course. Folks seem to have disturbingly short memories regarding governmental abuse these days. > I don't recall any restrictions on who could download these files from > their host sites. At least in the case of Private Idaho, which seems to be the standard for using & chaining remailers (with John Doe in a close second place) there seems to be no restriction. AFAIK, Joelm couldn't keep a program as nice and as widespread and as popular from getting exported no matter what he did. Joey Grasty tried (really!) to keep WinSock from getting exported, but it was overseas anyway, within days. [I didn't do it.] Is remailer software somehow different than remailer-using software under ITAR? Again, I don't know. <sigh> It is quite likely, IMO, that the next governmental attack on privacy will come on the chained, encrypted remailers, like WinSock, which I'm running as I type now. :) I am a strong believer in privacy, but only for peaceful and good purposes. Running a remailer, like running for office, is an experience that will change your outlook on things. I encourage doing both. As everyone knows, I would be likely to begin keeping logs and cooperate with law-enforcement (even the lying, "evidence" planting, biased assholes at B.A.T.F.) if I were to somehow discover violent abuse, like Mr. Bell's "assassination politics" scheme, going on inside WinSock. Presently, only a rejected message file is kept. With proper encryption and chaining, I am not sure how much good cooperation would do anyway, and I would be certain to take considerable pains to avoid compromising the privacy of legitimate users. OTOH, I would shut down, or go to jail for contempt, or both, rather than cooperate even one little bit in the enforcement of the failed, corrupting, tax-and-spend drugwar. I am sure that different remailer-operators all feel differently about the issue, and it is certainly a touchy one, but I am sure that some operators do agree with me. I will not initiate, or advocate, or abet violence in a failed attempt to achieve political or social goals, no matter who or what wants me to. I hope that abusers don't "ruin it for the rest of us." I would also hope (though it sometimes seems that no rational argument stands a chance) that those who are tempted by violent, simpleminded "solutions" would understand from recent and not-so-recent history that transforming jerks into martyrs is an incredibly simple way of cementing those jerks' policies *permanently* into law. There is no free political lunch -- peaceful change requires hard work and money. JMR One of the "legitimate concerns of law enforcement" seems to be that I was born innocent until proven guilty and not the other way around. -- me Defeat the Duopoly! Vote Harry & Jo http://www.HarryBrowne96.org/ ___________________________________________________________________ PGP id.E9BD6D35 51 5D A2 C3 92 2C 56 BE 53 2D 9C A1 B3 50 C9 C8 I will generate a new (and bigger) PGP key-pair on election night. <mailto:jmr@shopmiami.com> http://www.shopmiami.com/prs/jimray ___________________________________________________________________ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBMl8jHG1lp8bpvW01AQFWnwP+MhhHkTt9f3GbkjPlf+w7aZuzPMEt5xEi vMDSiu5cHjXeCFKZgVlb/8jXfin7hiGjoEEeeq0ntIb0POTKfbFUI/EB3nURrj8u aABvshBGVOfLNJzO/+6nqAgJeVMgyhjJYBkjWSvuJDHhphCfUtpyLKkvI3V8Ps4k h8ZHM2t95q8= =K6Lo -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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[URGENT] Secure envelopes
by nobody＠replay.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

There's a rumor that Timmy C. Mayflower sells his dead relatives as fertilizer as they constitute the best shit in California.

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Intel RICO Billed
by John Young 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

The Washington Post, October 12, 1996, p. A6. Clinton Approves Intelligence Spending Rise Bill Is Also Signed to Make Theft of Trade Secrets a Federal Crime President Clinton signed a bill yesterday that boosts intelligence agency spending and another that makes theft of trade secrets a federal crime. Clinton said he signed the 1997 Intelligence Authorization Act despite objections to three provisions, including one that establishes three new assistant directors of central intelligence under CIA Director John M. Deutch. Although the nation's intelligence budget is an official secret, it is reported to total about $30 billion for the 1997 fiscal year, up 4.9 percent from 1996. In a statement, Clinton said he would support Deutch in asking the next Congress to repeal the provision that created assistant directors for intelligence collection, analysis and administration. "I share his concern that these provisions will add another layer of positions requiring Senate confirmation" without a corresponding increase in the CIA director's authority to manage the intelligence agencies, Clinton said. The bill: + Gives the FBI power to subpoena local telephone records. + Authorizes the CIA and the National Security Agency to collect data on foreign citizens abroad for U.S. investigations. + Requires Senate confirmation of the CIA's general counsel. That is meant to prevent political influence over a position designed to block illegal covert operations. + Prohibits federal employment of senior intelligence officials for three years after their departure from government. It also prohibits the CIA from using American journalists as spies. But the restriction could be waived in extraordinary circumstances and the CIA still could have its agents pose as journalists. The bill would not prohibit journalists who choose to provide information from doing so. Clinton also signed into law the Economic Espionage Act of 1996, saying it strengthens protections against theft or misuse of proprietary business information. "It will help us crack down on acts like software piracy and copyright infringement that cost American businesses billions of dollars in lost revenues," he said. The law makes the theft of trade secrets a federal crime and provides financial penalties and prison sentences for specific acts of economic espionage. It also preserves the confidentiality of trade secrets in court proceedings. Clinton said the measure also eliminates gaps in the criminal laws that cover attacks against computers and the information they contain. [End]

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Re: SPA sues C2, other ISPs and users
by James A. Donald 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

At 02:15 PM 10/12/96 -0700, sameer(a)c2.net wrote: > We'll be doing a press release > for monday. I look forward to supporting the ISPs in whatever manner seems most likely to be effective. --------------------------------------------------------------------- | We have the right to defend ourselves | http://www.jim.com/jamesd/ and our property, because of the kind | of animals that we are. True law | James A. Donald derives from this right, not from the | arbitrary power of the state. | jamesd(a)echeque.com

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Crypto: Systems & Application Developers Wanted
by SPYRUS 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

SPYRUS, the leading provider of cryptographic tokens (PC cards & Smart Cards), with associated systems and applications software, is looking for engineers with the following qualifications to work with our Secure Applications Group in San Jose, CA: * 5 or more years experience in systems and applications software design and implementation in C and C++. Assembler experience desired. * Minimum 3 years experience with Windows development including device drivers and VxD's, using Microsoft and Borland compilers, NuMega tools, etc. Windows MFC, NT kernel, and Unix (any versions) experience desirable. Mac experience a plus. * Cryptographic and other security software expertise highly desirable. Gregg Weissman SPYRUS San Jose, CA Voice: 408-432-8180 x225 Fax: 408-432-8415 email ASCII resume to: gweissman(a)spyrus.com - or - msutherland(a)spyrus.com see the SPYRUS page at http://www.spyrus.com

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WW II Crypto. History
by Richard Pekelney 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Folks, Those interested in WW II Cryptolographic History should check out: www.maritime.org/ecm2.shtml I have just updated this site to include more information on the ECM Mark II, aka SIGABA, aka CSP-889. This was the primary high level US cipher system from 1941 - 1959 or so when it was gradualy retired because it was too slow. The web site now includes a history of the machine, textual description of its algorithm, photographs, and a Java program (with source) that emulates the machine in detail. Comments and suggestions for the site are greatfully accepted at pekelney(a)rspeng.com. I am also seeking help improving the UI if anyone is very Java literate and wants to help. I do not regularly monitor cypherpunks because of its incredibly high volume of traffic. Thanks, rich -- Richard Pekelney Internet: pekelney(a)rspeng.com Phone: 1-415-563-5928 Fax: 1-415-563-5787

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write to SPA re: suit against C2 et. al.
by the prisoner 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

If you haven't read it yet, read the press release on their page at www.spa.org, and see how they'd like to 1. impose prior restraint on speech, and 2. turn ISPs into little police organizations, doing SPA's will. I think it's time for a little outrage. ============================================================================ SPA Contacts Mailing Addresses: 1730 M St. NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036-4510 tel: (202) 452-1600 fax: (202) 223-8756 Anti-Piracy Hotline: (800) 388-7478 Fax On Demand Service: (800) 637-6823 57 Rue Pierre Charron 75008 Paris France tél: 33-(1) 45-63-02-02 Fax: 33-(1) 45-63-02-31 President Ken Wasch, ext. 310, kwasch(a)spa.org Arnita Grose, Executive Assistant, ext. 309, agrose(a)spa.org Anti-Piracy Sandra Sellers, VP of Intellectual Property Education and Enforcement, ext. 311, ssellers(a)spa.org Peter Beruk, Director of Domestic Anti-Piracy, ext. 314, pberuk(a)spa.org Joshua Bauchner, Litigation Coordinator, ext. 323, jbauchner(a)spa.org Shevon Desai, International Coordinator, Latin America, ext. 348, sdesai(a)spa.org Michael Flynn, Litigation Assistant, ext. 366, mflynn(a)spa.org Francine Foster, International Public Relations Coordinator, ext. 394, ffoster(a)spa.org Elisha Lawrence, Director of Asia/Pacific Anti-Piracy, ext. 378, elawrence(a)spa.org Jim Nyberg, Litigation Coordinator, ext. 315, jnyberg(a)spa.org Rudolfo Orjales, Director of Latin American Anti-Piracy, ext. 375, rorjales(a)spa.org Rebecca Sills, International Coordinator, Europe, ext. 344, rsills(a)spa.org Monica Slade, CPC Assistant, ext. 344, mslade(a)spa.org Communications Kathleen Rakestraw, Communications Manager, ext. 321, krakestraw(a)spa.org Cheryl Benson, Graphic Designer, ext. 355, cbenson(a)spa.org Daniel Coonley, Senior Graphic Designer, ext. 350, dcoonley(a)spa.org Conferences Tina Hochberg, Director of Conferences, ext. 318, thochberg(a)spa.org Rebecca Howland, CSM Marketing Coordinator, ext. 367, bhowland(a)spa.org, csminfo(a)spa.org Nadia Kader, Meetings Assistant, ext. 339, nkader(a)spa.org Maria Santos, Meeting Planner, ext.328 msantos(a)spa.org Finance/Administration Tom Meldrum, Vice President of Finance and Administration, ext. 324, tmedrum(a)spa.org Julie Maynard, Accounts Receivable Accountant, ext. 331, jmaynard(a)spa.org Dawn DeVillasana, Marketing Specialist, ext. 388, ddevillasana @spa.org Debra McGinnis, Accounting Manager, ext. 351, dmcginnis(a)spa.org Andrey Drachenko, Fulfillment Clerk, ext. 353, adrachenko(a)spa.org Jim Hassert, Director of Information Services, ext. 340, jhassert(a)spa.org, Sandy Meadows, Fulfillment Coordinator, ext. 341, smeadows(a)spa.org Natasha Soldatchenkova, Fulfillment Assistant, ext. 333, natashas(a)spa.org Katrina Hunt, Office/Personnel Manager, ext. 312, kstyles(a)spa.org Kia Williams, Receptionist, ext. 300, kwilliams(a)spa.org Government Affairs David Byer, Director of Government Affairs, ext. 325, dbyer(a)spa.org Jonathon Agmon, Government Affairs Legal Advisor for Intellectual Property and Trade Policy, ext. 325, dbyer(a)spa.org Erika Barnes, Public Policy Coordinator, ext. 335, ebarnes(a)spa.org Letreze Gooding, Government Affairs Assistant, ext. 362, lgooding(a)spa.org Melinda Griffith, State Policy Manager, ext. 337, mgriffith(a)spa.org David LeDuc, Government Affairs Assistant, ext. 352, dleduc(a)spa.org Mark Nebergall, Vice President and Counsel, ext. 319, mnebergall(a)spa.org Mark Traphagen, Vice President and Counsel, ext. 322, mtraphagen(a)spa.org Marketing Kay Heiberg, Marketing Manager, ext. 361, kheiberg(a)spa.org Barbara Young, Marketing Coordinator, ext. 326, byoung(a)spa.org Membership Services Glenn Ochsenreiter, VP Marketing and Membership Services, ext. 327, glenno(a)spa.org Mandy Braun Strum, Consumer Section Manager, ext. 313, mbstrum(a)spa.org Sue Kamp, Director, Education Section, ext. 354, skamp(a)spa.org Daniel Gonzalez, Web Assistant, ext. 377, dgonzalez(a)spa.org, Alexis H. Tatem, MPC Marketing Manager, ext. 330, atatem(a)spa.org, mpcinfo(a)spa.org Sara White, Special Projects Manager, ext. 343, swhite(a)spa.org Marnel Williams, Sections Administrative Assistant, ext. 369, mwilliams(a)spa.org Jeffrey Espiritu, Membership Coordinator, ext. 338, jespiritu(a)spa.org Anika Valentine, Membership/Marketing Adminstrator, ext. 317, avalentine(a)spa.org Public Relations David Phelps, Director of Public Relations, ext. 320 dphelps(a)spa.org Loni Singer, Public Relations Assistant, ext. 353, lsinger(a)spa.org Research James Sanders, Director of Research, ext 373, jsanders(a)spa.org Anne Griffith, Research Analyst, Business Section Manager, ext. 360, agriffith(a)spa.org Lainie Tompkins, Research Analyst, ext. 316, ltompkins(a)spa.org SPA EUROPE Gérard Gabella, Managing Director Viviane Coisy, Manager of Anti-Piracy/Public Policy Eric Daubie, Manager of Business Development Perry de Gastines, Manager of Business Development

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Re: Crypto AG - Secret GAK Partner ?
by John Young 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

>>This is nothing new. But how about faxing the article to John Young, so >>we all may benefit? > >There is no need to. They have an archive at http://www.spiegel.de/archiv/ >(you have to register before you can use it). The article was in >Der Spiegel 36/1996. We have put the Spiegel German text at: http://jya.com/cryptoag.htm Our German-to-English translation program choked on the crypto-lingo arcana. C'punk German linguists could surely translate "Crypto-Geschaftsfuhrer." Maybe Bob Newman with Motorola can at least verify his quotes.

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