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This was sent to me from reliable sources but is UNAUTHENTICATED -- If you don't want to read abou it on the front page, don't put it in writing
by Stanton McCandlish 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Just passing this on. It should be of interest. It may have shown up here already, but for those that missed it, take a look-see. >Here's the full text of the memo from TCI Cable COO Barry Marshall to the >troops: > >As we move into the regulatory environment, it's important to remember >something vital ... Under regulation, we can't simply adjust our economics >anymore. We have to take the revenue from the sources that we can, when we >can. To that end I want to remind each of you that the transaction charges for >upgrades, downgrades, customer-caused service calls, VCR hookups, etc. are >vital new revenue sources to us. We estimate that by charging for these >functions we can recover almost half of what we're losing from rate >adjustments. > >We have to have discipline. Much like the install fee problem, we cannot be >dissuaded from the charges simply because customers object. It will take a >while but they'll get used to it...they pay it to other service providers all >the time..and it isn't free with the phone company! > >Please hang in on this and installs, and we can still have a great fourth >quarter when we have out heaviest volume. The best news of all is, we can >blame it on reregulation and the government now. Let's take advantage of it! >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >My comment: there's nothing really outrageous here until you hit the last >paragraph. They're allowed to set certain charges under the Act and FCC >rules. Do you often not take a tax deduction you're entitled to under the IRS >rules? > >But the tone anchored in the last graph is outrageous. Remember that New York >Times rule, kids. If you don't want to read about it on the front page, don't >put it in writing. No guarantee is made as to the accuracy of this, of course. If anyone has any REAL information on where this came from originally, I'm all ears. -- Stanton McCandlish mech(a)eff.org 1:109/1103 EFF Online Activist & SysOp O P E N P L A T F O R M C R Y P T O P O L I C Y O N L I N E R I G H T S N E T W O R K I N G V I R T U A L C U L T U R E I N F O : M E M B E R S H I P @ E F F . O R G

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Applied Crypto can be a menace to you anonymity?
by baum＠newton.apple.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

>From: an4914(a)anon.penet.fi (Nitch) >....I received my copy of _Applied Cryptography_ >with amazing speed. I only ordered the thing this week,...) If I were the NSA (or, rather, someone who cared about who was using crypto in a way I might not approve of), I'd be keeping tabs on who ordered this book! ************************************************** * Allen J. Baum tel. (408)974-3385 * * Apple Computer, 20525 Mariani Ave, MS 305-3B * * Cupertino, CA 95014 baum(a)apple.com * **************************************************

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Re: Applied Crypto can be a menace to you anonymity?
by koontzd＠lrcs.loral.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

So, buy a copy from Bruce, he mentioned something about ordering a 100 copies recently, I got one from him.

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New public keyserver at martigny.ai.mit.edu
by Brian A. LaMacchia 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

A new public keyserver is now available. Send mail with "help" in the subject line to: public-key-server(a)martigny.ai.mit.edu The server support mail access only, not FTP access. Questions concerning this keyserver should be addressed to: public-key-server-request(a)martigny.ai.mit.edu Requests to automatically synchronize this keyserver with other keyservers should be sent to the above address. --Brian LaMacchia bal(a)zurich.ai.mit.edu bal(a)mit.edu

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Quantum Crypto lecture at MIT
by peb＠PROCASE.COM 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Now for the ultimate secure communications...warm up your interferometer. Paul E. Baclace peb(a)procase.com ----- Begin Included Message -----

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Re: ID hacking Pointer
by Black Unicorn 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-> For those who are interested, someone has started a thread on the Fringeware mailing list about spoofing and nyms.... The consensus (of 2 messages) is that the dreaded PSUEDOSPOOF is a bad thing... Anyone know if LD is on the fringeware list? <- he is now. -uni- (Dark)

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Re: Entropy, Randomness, etc.
by peb＠PROCASE.COM 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

> Like the "pi" example Scott Collins used. My example, actually. But of course Scott Collins and I are actually subtentacles of the grand pseudo spoofer. Serious though, if anyone in the Bay Area spots: Ming Li and Paul Vitanyi, "An Introduction to Kolmogorov Complexity and Its Applications," Springer-Verlag, 1993. around here, please send me mail. I've been looking and neither Computer Literacy nor the Stanford Bookstore have it (sold out their stock quick). Paul E. Baclace peb(a)procase.com

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No Subject
by ld231782＠longs.lance.colostate.edu 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Hi!

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Retransmission in clear
by nobody＠shell.portal.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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Cypherpunks Wired Photographer
by L. Detweiler 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

I was talking to K.Kelly of Wired and rather surprisingly he can't remember the name of the photographer who shot the Cypherpunks pictures (e.g. the same one used in NYT). Does anyone know who this person is? Please send me email. tx.

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