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QAK_qak
by John Young 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

8-8-95. NYPaper (for paleo-galactic quackers): "New Survey of Sky Finds Most Quasars Are Equally Ancient: The strange objects may be an early stage of galaxy formation." The discovery of new evidence for the epoch of quasar proliferation was one of the important results of a 10-year survey of quasars conducted by astronomers using the 200-inch Hale Telescope at Palomar Observatory in southern California. The findings were reported in the July issue of The Astronomical Journal by Dr. Maarten Schmidt of the California Institute of Technology, Dr. Donald P. Schneider of Pennsylvania State University and Dr. James E. Gunn of Princeton University. Other astronomers praised the research and noted that it generally confirmed the results of a complementary survey of the southern sky by a team led by Dr. Patrick Osmer, an astronomer at Ohio State University. Those observations, reported last year, were conducted at telescopes in Australia and Chile. QAK_qak

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PGPFOne article in MacWeek URL
by tbyfield＠panix.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

MacWeek News Aug 7, Vol 9 No 31 "PGPFone locks down phone conversations," by Robert Hess <http://www.zdnet.com/~macweek/mw_08-07-95/news3.html>

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Re: How To Spot a Spook page
by merriman＠arn.net 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Uh, if you look at that, that is EXACTLY identical to the majority of >computer geeks :-) > er, ah, um...... Well, then I guess we need more identifiers then, don't we? Dave -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBMChKgsVrTvyYOzAZAQH8uAP+MRbza+ttgJCOqXlgtfwI1vTcYjAWzAm0 8EK5L/83iXhYhGuZIR44YqGdwGGkSeC0lqaZDaYqQFH8W/SMcPJYyOPbAzEv/5a4 uYNW8qx/YcLwUPsr/4K6Vwd+yg4Es/sT3cxzwZdbKL8sRInN6dv32Y89pIf/FURy mietqXnCwOY= =Hijl -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- This is a test (3 UUE lines) of the unconstitutional ITAR - 1/713th of the PGP executable. See below for getting YOUR chunk! ------------------ PGP.ZIP Part [015/713] ------------------- M=$<(&L`#*IPP",(G6(,,S,`P](<2RWU96XCW86/JBYV8A\D8@X'HB_9H#&\X MX'PCUB.,13B"X8`R?^J-:UB.M_`U\>[#)BS&5$0C,Y#^1CS>1`\T1QTXX6!3 M8H,),S$8G>&.WP(8IRA`-M['+`Q%&_C"">5-F%LX@<_Q$;*P'',Q$Z/AA[8M ------------------------------------------------------------- for next chunk to export --> http://dcs.ex.ac.uk/~aba/export/ <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> My web page: http://www.geopages.com/CapitolHill/1148

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Re: Dir.Byway Virus (NewsClip)
by ab411＠detroit.freenet.org 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

> Subject: Dir.Byway Virus (NewsClip) > From: anonymous-remailer(a)shell.portal.com (unknown) > To: cypherpunks(a)toad.com ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ You misspelled VIRUS-L(a)lehigh.edu > Burlington, Mass. Aug. 7 -- A new, hazardous computer virus is A news story, with all *that* entails. > virus, dubbed "Dir.Byway," is described as a super-fast, > polymorphic infector affecting desktops, notebooks, and even > computer networks. So it's a polymorphic fast infector that attacks EXE and COM files. So what's new? File infectors are never as successful as boot sector infectors, anyhow. > Dir.Byway triggers if the current DOS date is set to the year > 1996 or above, and the day of the month is equal to the > month's number multiplied by two and two is added, like in > 01-14-96 or 12-26-96. The first date should obviously be 01-04-96, based on the description given. Do you trust someone who can't multiply and add to correctly report on something technical, like computer viruses? -- David R. Conrad, ab411(a)detroit.freenet.org, http://web.grfn.org/~conrad/ Finger conrad(a)grfn.org for PGP 2.6 public key; it's also on my home page Key fingerprint = 33 12 BC 77 48 81 99 A5 D8 9C 43 16 3C 37 0B 50 No, his mind is not for rent to any god or government.

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Re: Trouble accessing archive with Netscape
by cactus＠hks.net 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- In article <199506281259.AA03051(a)bear-gate.bear.com>, David Mandl <dmandl(a)bear.com> wrote: >> From: shamrock(a)netcom.com (Lucky Green) >> >> Am I the only one that has problems accessing the archives using Mac >> Netscape 1.1N? > >I had the same problem. (And Tim reports the same). Huh. Since I only use lynx and arena, I haven't seen this. But I'll take y'all's word for it. Since I'm about to toss hypermail out the window and replace it with my own code (that I'm working on anyway for a consulting gig -- one of the benefits of running the archives is having a test-bed for large archives), you can reasonably expect the problem to go away in the not-too-distant future. I'll probably ask for people to test the new HTML when it's ready. - -- Todd Masco | "Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've cactus(a)hks.net | constructed." - Darth Vader Cactus' Homepage - --- [This message has been signed by an auto-signing service. A valid signature means only that it has been received at the address corresponding to the signature and forwarded.] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 Comment: Gratis auto-signing service iQBFAwUBMCj7BSoZzwIn1bdtAQEVRgF5AXaw25/1H4dfrGGuCtNhXm4wg23f9nnR q8HOzsnbVkznKal8wtzvgblofYtjekTK =ZC4N -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Re: Entrust Technologies's Solo - free download
by Dr. Jai Maharaj 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

At 11:21 AM 7/31/97 -0400, Sandy Harris wrote: > Dr. Jai Maharaj <jai(a)mantra.com> writes: > >|> ...where on this scale do you start to object to my actions: >|> 1) I use a killfile to ignore certain messages. >|> 2) I program my personal newsserver to discard certain messages. >|> 3) A group of us, by consensus, program our common newsserver... >| >|Unanimous consent? >| >|> 4) A system admin, with due notice to users, programs a >|> newserver..... >| >|What constitutes "due notice" in the present context? > >Postings in news.announce.newusers. That's ridiculous. One shopping for an ISP, without access to the Net, is not in a position to read a notice in a newsgroup. It makes sense that censorship and forgery advocates would also suggest means of hiding the truth. Again, if an ISP were to advertise "Newsgroups censored through forgery" -- in electronic, print and broadcast media, or wherever advertisements are placed or material made available to investors, then that would be "due notice". Jai Maharaj jai(a)mantra.com Om Shanti

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Re: forged cancels (Re: Entrust Technologies's Solo - free download)
by Dave Hayes 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Adam Beck put this nicely: > Some people have been arguing that cancelling other peoples posts > based on their own subjective views is a good thing. > > It would seem that they are arguing that it is a good thing because it > saves bandwidth, and because it gives them satisfaction to silence > unpopular minorities. > > Foo on that. > > It's censorship. If you didn't write it, you have no business > cancelling it. Thank you for wording this yet another way. > A temporary fix for emails, or another approach, is to use hashcash. > Hashcash is a token of CPU time. It proves that the sender has > consumed a given number of seconds/minutes/hours CPU time. The > receiver sets their software to reject mail (bounce with explanation, > or put into potential spam folder) to squelch out spam. > A description of hashcash, and an implementation can be found here: While I don't know that I would use this yet, I applaud the author for an attempt to address the "spam problem" in a non-content-based manner. I will certainly investigate this more than briefly. ------ Dave Hayes - Altadena CA, USA - dave(a)jetcafe.org Freedom Knight of Usenet - http://www.jetcafe.org/~dave/usenet "It is a dragon, destroyer of all," cried the ants. Then a cat caught the lizard.

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Re: Rep. White introduces Internet Protection Act (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > From: "Peter Trei" <trei(a)process.com> > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 1997 10:12:58 -6 > Subject: Re: Rep. White introduces Internet Protection Act > Here's a fun little thought experiment: A flawed one. > Considering the hairsplitting that takes place everyday > in courtrooms these days, an arguement could be made that > since virtually the entire net these days is optical fiber, > there are no 'electronic' communications taking place. > > Does the FCC charter mention photonic communications as > well? At what point does the charter allow them to > interfere? Here's some steps on the way... Photons are the vector boson for em radiation, in a wire or in the air. In the wire the photons go from electron and protons to other electrons and protons. This is what makes them want to 'move'. Despite popular vision, they don't go bumping into each other like a bunch of ping-pong balls in a pipe... As an aside, this is actualy where the heat comes from not friction. Some of the photons that are emitted are low frequency and not re-absorbed. (having taught electronics for several years I have grown to realy hate the hydraulic model) > Is this an electronic communication? Yes. ____________________________________________________________________ | | | _____ 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: forged cancels (Re: Entrust Technologies's Solo - free download)
by Dave Hayes 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Ryan Anderson wrote: >>At 02:03 AM 7/31/97 +0100, Adam Back wrote: >>It's censorship. If you didn't write it, you have no business >>cancelling it. > Have you considered the actions of the news-admins that are auto-canceling > anything with more than a certain number of cross-posts, or posts with "Make > Money Fast" in the subject? (I think excessive posts to certain newsgroups > may also fall into this category. I think the big 6 get auto-covered by > this..) IMO, it doesn't matter -what- it is. ------ Dave Hayes - Altadena CA, USA - dave(a)jetcafe.org Freedom Knight of Usenet - http://www.jetcafe.org/~dave/usenet He who has made a door and a lock, has also made a key.

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Re: Entrust Technologies's Solo - free download
by Dave Hayes 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Sandy Harris writes: > Cypherpunks & Freedom Knights. Both should be very happy to > see strong encryption becoming more widely available. Yes, we are. > >as long they continue to employ the child-molesting > >pedophile Chris R. Lewis - the biggest forger on Usenet. > What this scum is actually upset about is Chris Lewis cancelling > spam. He calls that "forgery" because the spammer's name goes > in the sender field of the cancel message. Nonsense. According to RFC 1036 forging cancels for articles that do not originate from your news site is not allowed. He is clearly in violation of the RFCs. Spam jihads are not sufficient reason to ignore internet protocols. > Dimitri, the "forgeries" are going to continue until someone comes > up with a better way of dealing with spam. There -is- a better way. It's called the delete key. Few seem to want to use it, which fits with humanity's general lack of personal responsibility. > The crap about pedophilia is also, of course, nonsense. It seems > to be a favorite slur lately with several grossly misguided people > who think calling people they dislike pedophiles is a way to > "defend freedom of speech". You have a better way to demonstrate free speech? ------ Dave Hayes - Altadena CA, USA - dave(a)jetcafe.org Freedom Knight of Usenet - http://www.jetcafe.org/~dave/usenet If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason.

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