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OpenPGP approved for standards track by IETF
by Damaged Justice 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-- forwarded message -- Path: wmich-news!gumby!newspump.wustl.edu!rice!bcm.tmc.edu!news.msfc.nasa.gov!newsfeed.internetmci.com!204.238.120.130!jump.net!grunt.dejanews.com!not-for-mail Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 13:51:52 -0600 From: nospam(a)synernet.com Subject: OPEN-PGP" APPROVED FOR STANDARDS TRACK BY IETF Newsgroups: alt.security.pgp,comp.security.pgp.discuss,alt.security,talk.politics.crypto,alt.privacy,alt.privacy.anon-server Message-ID: <875299757.20568(a)dejanews.com> Reply-To: nospam(a)synernet.com Organization: Deja News USENET Posting Service X-Article-Creation-Date: Fri Sep 26 18:49:17 1997 GMT X-Originating-IP-Addr: 166.82.194.182 (estone.vnet.net) X-Http-User-Agent: Mozilla/3.0 (Win95; U) X-Authenticated-Sender: nospam(a)synernet.com Lines: 99 Xref: wmich-news comp.security.pgp.discuss:5111 "OPEN-PGP" APPROVED FOR STANDARDS TRACK BY INTERNET ENGINEERING TASK FORCE Working Group formed to pave worldwide protocol for secure communication SAN MATEO, Calif. (Sept. 25, 1997) -- In a milestone decision for the standardization of secure electronic communications worldwide, the Internet Engineering Steering Group today unanimously approved the formation of an official IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) Working Group to develop a secure email specification called "Open-PGP." The proposed Open-PGP standard will build on Pretty Good Privacy, Inc.'s (PGP) encryption technology, which already is used by millions of individuals around the globe. To facilitate an international standard and promote growth of the Internet, as well as related industries worldwide, PGP released change-control of its technology to the Internet Society (ISOC), and the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). "As the IETF Security Area Director, I'm very pleased that PGP Inc. yielded change control to the standards body," said Dr. Jeff Schiller, manager of Computer Services at MIT. "MIT has been a proponent of PGP from the very start -- in 1991, MIT distributed the first non-commercial version of PGP for free, and since then, has been hosting the public key (certificate) server for worldwide access," he said. Phil Dunkelberger, president of PGP, said, "This development is in keeping with PGP's commitment to protecting security of business and personal communications, and our founding principal of the universal right to privacy. We've never been interested in industry domination at the expense of the users." According to Charles Breed, director of security technology, PGP, and co-chair of the IETF Working Group, "Despite the industry's reputation for aggressive competition, there was unilateral support when Open-PGP was first proposed at the Munich IETF meeting a month ago. More than 150 people representing US companies were present, as well as businesses from Singapore, Japan, the UK and Europe." "Open-PGP" will tackle a major obstacle to the growth of the Internet, plagued at present by policy and technical incompatibilities from country to country. The proposed standard is an unencumbered, non-proprietary specification that will guarantee interoperability of encrypted and digitally signed messages, and provide strong encryption and non-repudiation with digital signatures. Open-PGP will be developed by a consortium of experts, using technology that has provided privacy to Internet email and electronic files since 1991 in products from more than 80 manufacturers worldwide. The Open-PGP specification will be available for peer and public review as it develops. Alternative proposals that have failed in the past, such as PEM (Privacy Enhanced Mail), MOSS (MIME object Security Systems) and most recently, S/MIME (Secure MIME from RSA), depended on complex infrastructures or were encumbered by legal patents, royalties, and export restrictions forcing the use of weak encryption practices. "I expect the Open-PGP specification will progress quickly, because it's well understood, simple and our mailing list on the topic suggests it has a great deal of vendor support already. It has all the elements for a comprehensive solution: trust models, certificate infrastructure, encoding rules, securing MIME and the cryptographic algorithms," said Paul Hoffman, director of the Internet Mail Consortium (IMC), a non-profit organization that promotes the growth of Internet protocols. "Open-PGP applications will be easy for corporations and individuals to use, and will be based on strong, freely available, well-known cryptographic techniques that are the foundation of PGP's technology," said John Noerenberg, senior development manager at Qualcomm's Eudora Division. "Eudora is the top-selling Internet mail application and our users are very pleased with the PGP-based security component." For more information about Open-PGP or subscribe to the IMC mail list, visit the IMC worldwide web site at http://www.ietf-open-pgp.imc.org. About PGP San Mateo-based, Pretty Good Privacy, Inc. (PGP), is the pioneer and worldwide de facto standard for business security and personal privacy, with an estimated four million users of its encryption products, including more than half of the Fortune 100 companies. PGP is committed to providing the most advanced security products for the digital age, safeguarding the communication and storage of information. For more information, visit our website at http://www.pgp.com. Contact: Robin Rootenberg/Monika Madrid Access Communications 1-800-393-7737 ext. 282/227 rrootenberg@accesspr.com/mmadrid@accesspr.com" -- ---------------------------- Ed Stone estone(a)synernet-robin.com remove "-birdname" spam avoider ---------------------------- -------------------==== Posted via Deja News ====----------------------- http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Post to Usenet -- end of forwarded message --

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EPIC Alert 4.13 on crypto and more
by Declan McCullagh 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Note this excerpt on the problems of Markey-White: >While surviving the draconian Oxley-Manton amendment, the SAFE bill, >originally introduced by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) to relax U.S. >export controls on encryption products, did not emerge from the >Commerce Committee unscathed. The committee adopted an amendment >offered by Reps. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Rick White (R-WA) that would >create a new National Electronic Technologies (NET) Center within the >Justice Department. The NET Center would engage in research and >"examine encryption techniques and methods to facilitate the ability >of law enforcement to gain efficient access to plaintext of >communications and electronic information." The NET Center would be >authorized to seek the assistance of "any department or agency of the >Federal Government" in support of its mission, thereby providing >explicit statutory authority for National Security Agency involvement >in domestic law enforcement activities. The Markey-White amendment >also doubles the penalty for the use of encryption in furtherance of a >felony and provides that "No person shall be subject to civil or >criminal liability for providing access to the plaintext of encrypted >communications or electronic information to any law enforcement >official or authorized government entity, pursuant to judicial >process." Question to ponder for the weekend: if it took this kind of "compromise" for a bill to clear the unabashedly pro-business Commerce committee, what will it take for a bill to become law? -Declan ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 17:33:43 -0400 From: Electronic Privacy Info Center <info(a)epic.org> To: List <info(a)epic.org> Subject: EPIC Alert 4.13 ============================================================== @@@@ @@@@ @@@ @@@@ @ @ @@@@ @@@@ @@@@@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @@@@ @@@ @ @ @@@@@ @ @@@ @@@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @@@@ @ @@@ @@@@ @ @ @@@@ @@@@ @ @ @ ============================================================== Volume 4.13 September 26, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------- Published by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) Washington, D.C. http://www.epic.org/ ======================================================================= Table of Contents ======================================================================= [1] House Committee Rejects Domestic Crypto Ban [2] HHS Releases Medical Privacy Recommendations [3] Employment Eligibility Pilot Programs Begin [4] White House Commission Urges Scrutiny of Private Employees [5] ID Cards to Cost $10 Billion [6] Imagine: FBI Finally Releases John Lennon Files [7] New Bills in Congress [8] Upcoming Conferences and Events ======================================================================= [1] House Committee Rejects Domestic Crypto Ban ======================================================================= The House Commerce Committee has rejected an FBI-backed proposal to impose the first-ever domestic controls on encryption. In a 35-16 vote on September 24, the committee defeated an amendment to the SAFE crypto bill offered by Reps. Michael Oxley (R-OH) and Thomas Manton (D-NY) that would have banned the domestic manufacture and sale of encryption products that do not provide law enforcement agencies easy access to encrypted information. Speaking in opposition to the amendment, many committee members cited the unprecedented assault on privacy and civil liberties that would result if the FBI proposal was adopted. While surviving the draconian Oxley-Manton amendment, the SAFE bill, originally introduced by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) to relax U.S. export controls on encryption products, did not emerge from the Commerce Committee unscathed. The committee adopted an amendment offered by Reps. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Rick White (R-WA) that would create a new National Electronic Technologies (NET) Center within the Justice Department. The NET Center would engage in research and "examine encryption techniques and methods to facilitate the ability of law enforcement to gain efficient access to plaintext of communications and electronic information." The NET Center would be authorized to seek the assistance of "any department or agency of the Federal Government" in support of its mission, thereby providing explicit statutory authority for National Security Agency involvement in domestic law enforcement activities. The Markey-White amendment also doubles the penalty for the use of encryption in furtherance of a felony and provides that "No person shall be subject to civil or criminal liability for providing access to the plaintext of encrypted communications or electronic information to any law enforcement official or authorized government entity, pursuant to judicial process." In a letter sent to the Commerce Committee prior to the vote, EPIC joined with the American Civil Liberties Union, Eagle Forum, Americans for Tax Reform and other groups in urging members to oppose "any proposal establishing a legal structure for key recovery even if temporarily 'voluntary,' any so-called 'compromise' provision drawn from Oxley-Manton . . . , and any new proposal that would limit the availability and use of strong encryption." The fate of the SAFE bill is now uncertain. The original Goodlatte language has been substantially amended by five House committees, with contradictory results. Rep. Gerald Solomon (R-NY), chairman of the House Rules Committee, has indicated that he will not send the legislation to the House floor unless it contains the Oxley-Manton domestic controls. As such, SAFE may no longer be a viable vehicle for the reform of encryption policy that it was originally intended to promote. PDF versions of House Commerce Committee documents on the SAFE bill are available at: http://www.house.gov/commerce/full/092497/markup.htm ======================================================================= [2] HHS Releases Medical Privacy Recommendations ======================================================================= Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Donna Shalala released the Department's recommendations for a new medical privacy bill on September 11, calling for legislation that would generally protect all medical records. In addition, HHS says medical records should not be used by employers and others for making non-medical decisions; patients would have the right to sue if their records were disclosed improperly and criminal and civil penalties could be imposed. On a number of issues, the guidelines fall short. HHS recommends that there be no new laws preventing law enforcement access to medical records, essentially enabling law enforcement and other government officials to obtain medical records without a court order. In addition, on the issue of medical research, the guidelines recommend that personally identifiable records be used for medical research without the consent of the patient. They also ignore the issue of whether a single unique identifier such as a Social Security number should be used to link all medical records in a nationwide network of records. Importantly, HHS recommends that any new medical privacy law should not preempt already existing state or federal laws that provide greater protection. A major bill introduced last year by Sen. Robert Bennett (R-UT) would have prevented states from providing more protection to their citizens. Many states have enacted laws giving stronger privacy protection to records on substance abuse, AIDS and mental health. Some states, such as Massachusetts, are currently in the process of enacting comprehensive privacy legislation. The text of the HHS recommendations and more information on medical privacy is available at: http://www.epic.org/privacy/medical/ ======================================================================= [3] Employment Eligibility Pilot Programs Begin ======================================================================= The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) have announced three pilot programs for verifying eligibility of employees to work within the United States. The pilot programs were ordered by the Congress as part of the Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 in a compromise attempt to avoid creation of a national identification system. The three programs are the Basic Pilot; the Citizen Attestation Pilot; and the Machine-Readable Document Pilot. The Basic Pilot requires that employers verify the employment eligibility of all new employees through automated verification checks of SSA and INS databases using a telephone. The Citizen Attestation Pilot only checks the status of new employees who attest they are not U.S. citizens, but is limited to states where drivers' licenses are acceptable to the INS -- presumably those having the SSN on the face of the license. In the Machine Readable Pilot, the procedures are similar to the Basic Pilot except in states with machine readable licenses (currently, only Iowa is eligible). Each government department is required to assign a pilot program to at least one agency within the department. In addition, companies that have been found to violate the Immigration Act can be compelled to join in the program. The pilot programs will last for four years unless Congress re-authorizes them. ======================================================================= [4] White House Commission Urges Scrutiny of Private Employees ======================================================================= A special Presidential commission will recommend that certain private sector employees be subjected to in-depth background checks and polygraph examinations. Speaking before The Bankers Roundtable on September 11, Robert T. Marsh, Chairman of the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection, previewed the "core recommendations" that will be transmitted to the White House. Addressing "privacy issues in the employer-employee relationship," Marsh said: Throughout its year-long effort, the Commission has struggled to address the competing interests of security and privacy and the trade-offs between these two interests. . . . We are going to recommend that the Administration and Congress study ways to make some of the tools that the federal government uses to perform background checks and issue security clearances more readily available to employers within the critical infrastructures, at least in filling certain sensitive positions within those infrastructures. These efforts may afford you, for example, a greater ability to inquire into and make use of criminal history information, employment histories, and credit history information. Amendments should also be made to federal polygraph law to include within the scope of current exemptions those who are in the business of providing information security services. The "critical infrastructures," as defined by Executive Order 13010, include "telecommunications, electrical power systems, gas and oil storage and transportation, banking and finance, transportation, water supply systems, emergency services (including medical, police, fire, and rescue), and continuity of government." The full text of the Marsh address is available at: http://www.pccip.gov/marsh_banker.html ======================================================================= [5] ID Cards to Cost $10 Billion ======================================================================= The Social Security Administration announced on September 22 that it would cost up to $10 billion to re-issue Social Security cards as tamper-proof identifiers. Congress required the SSA to assess the cost as part of the 1996 immigration and welfare bills. The SSA report reviews the history of the SSN from its creation in 1935 through the current day. The report declines to make any policy recommendations, but recognizes some of the privacy issues raised by the use of the SSN as a national identifier. An appendix to the report includes pending legislation that would limit the SSN's use. The report examines the different technologies for ID cards from basic plain plastic cards to smart cards, including those that would include a picture or biometric identifier. It notes that SSA cannot accurately assess how many actual SSNs are in use -- the agency is only able to estimate a range between 269 and 327 million. At least 10 million are estimated to be duplicate numbers. More information on national identification cards is available at: http://www.epic.org/privacy/id_cards/ ======================================================================= [6] Imagine: FBI Finally Releases John Lennon Files ======================================================================= After resisting disclosure for more than 15 years, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has released almost all of its secret files on John Lennon. The documents underscore the sometimes questionable rationale for FBI surveillance operations and the importance of public oversight of those activities. Since being sued under the Freedom of Information Act in 1983, the Bureau had steadfastly withheld the Lennon files on "national security" grounds. Now released, the records document FBI surveillance of the former Beatle's political activities, under the close supervision of the Nixon White House. Significantly, none of the disclosed files describe Lennon as involved in any illegal act. In December 1995, U.S. District Judge Robert Takasugi directed the FBI to disclose whether it had "used unlawful activities in connection with the Lennon investigation." Rather than respond to the questions, the FBI negotiated a settlement to release the documents. Ironically, the Lennon files were released as a senior FBI official told an international privacy conference that "extreme" privacy concerns have "handcuffed" law enforcement's ability to investigate criminal activity. FBI Counsel Alan McDonald told the International Conference on Privacy in Montreal that, "Based on a theory of potential government abuse, important tools commonly used are to be restricted or embargoed." More information on the FBI investigation of John Lennon is available at: http://www.bagism.com/library/fbi-rock-criticism.html ======================================================================= [7] New Bills in Congress ======================================================================= HR 2215, Genetic Nondiscrimination in the Workplace Act. Introduced by Kennedy (D-MA) on July 22. Amends Fair Labor Standards Act to restrict employers in obtaining, disclosing, and using of genetic information. Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. HR 2216, Genetic Protection in Insurance Coverage Act. Introduced by Kennedy (D-MA) on July 22. Limits the disclosure and use of genetic information by life and disability insurers. Prohibits insurers from requiring genetic tests, denying coverage, setting rates based on genetics, using or maintain genetic info. Referred to the Committee on Commerce. HR 2275, Genetic Employment Protection Act of 1997. Introduced by Lowery (D-NY) on July 25. Prohibits employers, unions from discriminating on basis of genetic information. Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H.R.2368, Data Privacy Act of 1997. Introduced by Tauzin (R-LA) on July 31. Recommends that businesses create voluntary guidelines to protect privacy, and stop spamming. Referred to the Committee on Commerce. HR 2369, Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act of 1997. Introduced by Tauzin (R-LA) on July 31. Expands ban and penalties on sale of scanners that can intercept cellular and digital communications and interception of communications. Referred to the Committee on Commerce. HR 2372, Internet Protection Act of 1997. Introduced by White (R-WA) on July 31. Limits FCC and state ability to regulate Internet. Referred to the Committee on Commerce. HR 2404, Stop the Theft of Our Social Security Numbers Act. Introduced by Filner (D-CA) on September 4. Prohibits IRS mailings that include SSN unless it is inside sealed envelope. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. HR 2507, ATM Public Safety and Crime Control Act. Introduced by Nadler (R-NY). Requires banks to install better surveillance cameras in ATMs. Referred to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services. S. 1146, Digital Copyright Clarification and Technology Education Act of 1997. Introduced by Ashcroft (R-MO). Sets up new rules for copyright in digital networks. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. ======================================================================= [8] Upcoming Conferences and Events ======================================================================= Net Worth, Net Work: Technology and Values for the Digital Age. October 4-5. University of Cal, Berkeley. Sponsored by CPSR. Contact: http://www.cpsr.org/dox/home.html 20th National Information Systems Security Conference. October 7-10. Baltimore, MD. Sponsored by NIST and NSA. Contact: http://csrc.nist.gov/nissc/ EPIC International Privacy Conference. October 20,1997. Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC. Sponsored by EPIC. Contact: shauna(a)epic.org. Managing the Privacy Revolution '97. October 21-23, 1997. Washington, DC. Sponsored by Privacy and American Business. Contact: http://shell.idt.net/~pab/conf97.html RSA'98 -- The 1998 RSA Data Security Conference. January 12-16, 1998. San Francisco, CA. Contact kurt(a)rsa.com or http://www.rsa.com/conf98/ (Send calendar submissions to alert(a)epic.org) ======================================================================= The EPIC Alert is a free biweekly publication of the Electronic Privacy Information Center. To subscribe, send email to epic-news(a)epic.org wih the subject: "subscribe" (no quotes) or use the subscription form at: http://www.epic.org/alert/subscribe.html Back issues are available at: http://www.epic.org/alert/ ======================================================================= The Electronic Privacy Information Center is a public interest research center in Washington, DC. It was established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging privacy issues such as the Clipper Chip, the Digital Telephony proposal, national ID cards, medical record privacy, and the collection and sale of personal information. EPIC is sponsored by the Fund for Constitutional Government, a non-profit organization established in 1974 to protect civil liberties and constitutional rights. EPIC publishes the EPIC Alert, pursues Freedom of Information Act litigation, and conducts policy research. For more information, e-mail info(a)epic.org, http://www.epic.org or write EPIC, 666 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, Suite 301, Washington, DC 20003. +1 202 544 9240 (tel), +1 202 547 5482 (fax). If you'd like to support the work of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, contributions are welcome and fully tax-deductible. Checks should be made out to "The Fund for Constitutional Government" and sent to EPIC, 666 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, Suite 301, Washington DC 20003. Individuals with First Virtual accounts can donate at http://www.epic.org/epic/support.html Your contributions will help support Freedom of Information Act and First Amendment litigation, strong and effective advocacy for the right of privacy and efforts to oppose government regulation of encryption and funding of the National Wiretap Plan. Thank you for your support. ---------------------- END EPIC Alert 4.13 ----------------------- ..

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We're in BIG trouble now! / Re: CDT complains to my editors after post to cypherpunks
by nobody＠REPLAY.COM 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

The Graham-John Bullers autobot wrote: > On Fri, 26 Sep 1997, Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM wrote: > Declan is smart. > > I think Vulis needs each of us to send ten copies of this back to him. > > Do you understand why now. Shit! The Graham-John Bullers autobot has learned how to think in a rudimentary fashion that allows it to respond to posts in a manner that comes close to imitating rational thought. How long, I ask you, until it decides to run for President? Igor (posting anonymously)

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Re: Re: How the FBI/NSA forces can further twist SAFE
by Paul Spirito 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

From: jay holovacs <holovacs(a)idt.net>: >> ========================== >From: "Paul Spirito" <berezina(a)qed.net> >Date: Thu, Sep 25, 1997 11:58 PM > >And next year *is* an election year. If nothing awful happens, it shouldn't be much of an issue, but sooner or later there'll be a big bang made by terrorists who've used crypto in the plotting, & then anyone who opposed the FBI line will get drubbed, perhaps fatally (i.e. they'll lose their seat). On the other hand a publicized security disaster or "infowar" attack could spin things in the other direction. << Hmm... I assume hackers will attack the GAK infrastructure as soon as its begun. Terrorists or freedom fighters? You make the call. Paul ujgdejoxenotejotmbgtang ircpqbgluzstizg

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by CDR Filter Account 17 Dec '03

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Now we know why they ban crypto...
by Robert Hettinga 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

--- begin forwarded text X-Lotus-FromDomain: BIONOMICS@INTERLIANT @ OUTBOUND From: "VitaminB"<VitaminB(a)bionomics.org> To: "DAILY DOSE"<DAILY_DOSE(a)maxager.com> Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 16:17:40 -0700 Subject: <<Vitamin B>>(September 26, 1997) Le Brain Drain Mime-Version: 1.0 Vitamin B: Your Daily Dose of Bionomics September 26, 1997 Le Brain Drain In the age just past, a nation's natural resources were the key to its success; today it is its intellectual capital. And with the world linked like never before, nations must nurture intellectual capital lest it walk away. But don't believe us. Ask our friend Olivier. When Olivier Cardic figured out that if his electronics company were based in England his 1995 net profit would have been $300,000, compared to just $80,000 in France, he decided to do what 1,000 French entrepreneurs have done already. Move. In the era of globalization, voting with your feet becomes a pretty easy stroll, especially when the country you're in is France. Consider this: British employers pay 10.2% of salaries in payroll taxes, compared with an insane 46% in France. According to Jean-Pierre Letouzet, president of RGA Systemes, a systems engineering company, "We live in a Marxist system. France has never been capitalist. We're not prepared for globalization, and we're sinking." Last year, Cardic asked French authorities on national radio to, "Explain to me why it is better to be unemployed in France than a worker in England?" The French authorities didn't have an answer for him. Neither do we. Source: _Business Week_, October 6, 1997 --- end forwarded text ----------------- Robert Hettinga (rah(a)shipwright.com) Philodox e$, 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' The e$ Home Page: http://www.shipwright.com/

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PARTY!
by Sandy Sandfort 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SANDY SANDFORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C'punks, Like Barbie says, "Math is hard!" Below, is an invitation to my next and best costume party of all time. It even has the correct date and everything. Do come if you can. It will be a doozie. S a n d y ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AREA 51+ PARTY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Pleasure of Your Company is Cordially Requested at the: Third Occasional Anarcho-Dilettante Pick-Your-Own-Damned-There, Masquerade Ball, Talent Show And Halloween Rehearsal 7:00pm Saturday October 18--3:00am Sunday October 19 650 Kenwyn Road (at McKinley) Oakland, California Loads of things happened on October 18. We're not going to tell you which one to commemorate. That's up to you. Check out the birthdays and historical events listed below. Pick one or go with something else. Your call. But no matter what theme you pick, it IS a masquerade ball, so you MUST wear a costume (or at least a mask). NO EXCEPTIONS. (Please, adults only. We regret that our house is very unsuitable for children.) THE ENTERTAINMENT At 8:00pm there will be a Dance Recital featuring Rainbeau, Gracie, Tish and Blythe. You DO NOT want to miss this. At 9:00pm there will be a Guest Talent Show. If you can sing, dance, tell a joke or pull a rabbit out of a hat, we IMPLORE you to sign up for this featured event. There will be prizes! CALL FOR TAPES If you did not like the music at the previous parties, we encourage you to bring a tape. We will play them for thirty minutes or until those actually dancing revolt. The default music will be Digital Music Express Dance Music Channel (or 70's disco by dance floor request). DOOR PRIZES Around Midnight, there will be a drawing for valuable and/or unique Door Prizes. (You must be present to win.) COMESTIBLES There will be some snacks and soft drinks, but if you are really hungry, it might be a good idea to eat before you come. B.Y.O.B. (Smoke'em if ya got'em, but outside, please. the house is a smoke-free zone.) RSVP Whether or not you are planning to attend, we want to hear from you. Please give the hosts a call so we can plan on your presence OR absence. Invited guests may bring additional celebrants WITH PRIOR PERMISSION OF THE HOSTS. This means you must call a host and get permission for EACH of the people you intend to bring. The house is big, but it is possible to have too many attendees. YOUR HOSTS Head Anarchist in Charge, Sandy Sandfort 510-839-3441/sandfort(a)crl.com House Hosts with the Most, Gracie & Zarkov 510-832-2044/emyrt(a)aol.com Web page host Sameer Parekh and C2Net Software 510-547-3617/sameer(a)c2.net P.S. THERE WILL BE A LATE FEE OF 10 CENTS PER MINUTE FOR EACH MINUTE YOU ARRIVE AFTER 8:00PM. The party starts at 7:00, so you get an our for free. Late fees will be used to defray costs. (This is no joke. More than $100 was collected at each of the last two parties.) Pictures from the 2nd Occasional Masquerade Ball may be found at: http://www.c2.net/~sandy/web.htm OCTOBER 18 IN HISTORY This is "Any Way You Look at It" Day! On this day in 1961, Henri Matisse's painting, "Le Bateau" went on display in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. For six days, nobody realized it was hanging upside down. 1842 - Samuel Finley Breese Morse, laid his first telegraph cable in New York Harbor between the Battery and Governor's Island. 1892 - The first long-distance telephone communication was established between the mayors of New York and Chicago. 1924 - The term "Four Horsemen" was used in a "New York Herald Tribune" article by columnist Grantland Rice. The referenced Four Horsemen were the backfield of the University of Notre Dame which had beaten Army, 13-7. 1935 - Victor record #25236 was recorded this day by Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra. It would become one of the most familiar Big Band themes of all time: "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You". 1943 - The first broadcast of "Perry Mason" was presented on CBS Radio. In the 15-minute (Monday-Friday) shows, Perry was played by Barlett Robinson, Santos Ortega, Donald Briggs and John Larkin. Larkin played the role the longest and was reportedly very disappointed when Raymond Burr got the gig on TV (1957). 1944 - The epic book, "Forever Amber", was published. This historic-romance novel was written by Kathleen Windsor. Although the book was very popular among women between the ages of 12 and 24, it was considered scandalous to be seen reading it; a reaction that lasted at least another three decades. 1956 - Football commissioner Bert Bell turned thumbs down on the use of radio-equipped helmets by NFL quarterbacks. 1971 - The final issue of "Look" magazine was published. It had been a must-see publication every week for 34 years. 1977 - Reggie Jackson made history and earned the nickname, Mr. October. Regg-a-roo (as Howard Cosell called him) hit three home runs on three successive pitches leading the Yankees to an 8-4 thrashing of the LA Dodgers in Game 6 of the World Series. 1979 - Following extensive renovation to return Radio City Music Hall to the look and feel of its 1931 Art Deco glory, the venerable New York City theatre reopened. "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" was the first live presentation. 1983 - Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton received some gold to add to their collections --for their smash, "Islands in the Stream". OCTOBER 18 BIRTHDAYS 1854 - Salomon Andree (explorer: ill-fated North Pole expedition) 1859 - Henri Bergson (Nobel prize-winning philosopher, author: Creative Evolution) 1898 - Lotte Lenya (Karoline Blamauer) (Tony Award-winning singer, actress: Threepenny Opera; From Russia with Love, Semi-Tough, Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone) 1902 - Miriam Hopkins (actress: The Children's Hour, The Chase, Carrie, Barbary Coast) 1906 - James Brooks (artist: Flight: 235 ft. mural at La Guardia National Airport, NY; abstract expressionist exhibit: Ninth Street Exhibition) 1918 - Bobby Troup (actor: Emergency; singer, musician, TV host: Stars of Jazz; married to singer, Julie London) 1919 - Pierre Elliott Trudeau (Prime Minister of Canada) 1925 - Melina Mercouri (actress: Never on Sunday, Once is Not Enough, Topkapi; Greece's Minister of Culture) 1926 - Chuck (Charles Edward Anderson) Berry (singer: Lifetime Achievement Grammy; Maybellene, Roll Over Beethoven, School Day, Rock & Roll Music, Sweet Little Sixteen, Johnny B. Goode, My Ding-A-Ling; in film: Rock, Rock, Rock) 1927 - George C. Scott (Academy Award-winning actor: Patton; Anatomy of a Murder, The Day of the Dolphin, The Hanging Tree, Taps, Oklahoma Crude, The Prince and the Pauper, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, Malice) 1928 - Keith Jackson (sportscaster: ABC Sports, Wide World of Sports) 1933 - Peter Boyle (Emmy Award-winning actor: The X-Files; Taxi Driver, While You were Sleeping, Young Frankenstein, Midnight Caller, From Here to Eternity [TV]) 1933 - Forrest Gregg (Pro Football Hall of Famer: Green Bay Packers offensive tackle: Super Bowl I, II; Dallas Cowboys: Super Bowl VI; head coach: Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals: AFC Coach of the Year [1981]: Super Bowl XVI; Green Bay Packers; Southern Methodist University Athletic Director) 1934 - Inger Stevens (Stensland) (actress: The Farmer's Daughter, Madigan, A Guide for the Married Man, Hang 'Em High) 1937 - Boyd Dowler (football: Green Bay Packers wide receiver: Super Bowl I, II) 1939 - Mike Ditka (Pro & College Football Hall of Famer: Chicago Bears Rookie of the Year; Philadelphia Eagles; Dallas Cowboys tight end: Super Bowl V, VI; Chicago Bears head coach: Super Bowl XX; TV sports analyst: NBC Sports) 1943 - Willie Horton (baseball: Detroit Tigers outfielder) 1947 - Laura Nyro (singer: Up on the Roof; songwriter: Wedding Bell Blues, Blowin' Away, And When I Die, Stoney End, Stoned Soul Picnic, Sweet Blindness, Eli's Coming, Time and Love, Save the Country) 1950 - Wendy Wasserstein (writer: The Heidi Chronicles, Bachelor Girls) 1951 - Pam Dawber (actress: Mork & Mindy, My Sister Sam) 1952 - Jerry Royster (baseball: LA Dodgers pitcher) 1960 - Jean Claude Van Damme (actor: Kickboxer, Universal Soldier, Double Impact, Hard Target, Nowhere to Run, Predator II) 1961 - Erin Moran (actress: Happy Days, Joanie Loves Chachi, The Don Rickles Show, Daktari, Galaxy of Terror, Twirl, Watermelon Man, How Sweet It Is!) 1961 - Wynton Marsalis (Grammy Award-winning musician: jazz/ classical trumpet: Think of One [1983]; played on: Father & Sons; in orchestra: Sweeney Todd; composer: TV theme song for Shannon's Deal) OCTOBER 18 CHART TOPPERS 1957 Chances Are/The Twelfth of Never - Johnny Mathis Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley Be-Bop Baby/Have I Told You Lately That I Love You - Ricky Nelson Wake Up Little Susie - The Everly Brothers 1965 Yesterday - The Beatles Treat Her Right - Roy Head You've Got Your Troubles - The Fortunes Behind the Tear - Sonny James 1973 Half-Breed - Cher Ramblin' Man - The Allman Brothers Band Angie - The Rolling Stones Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico - Johnny Rodriguez 1981 Arthur's Theme (Best that You Can Do) - Christopher Cross For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton Private Eyes - Daryl Hall and John Oates Step by Step - Eddie Rabbitt THIRD SATURDAY IN OCTOBER Sweetest Day Frabjous Day Ironman Triathalon MISC. Persons Day (Canada) St. Luke's Day (patron of doctors, painters, glassmakers, artists, butchers, notaries, sculptors) Festival of Poetic Terrorism Alaska Day Pandrosos (Greek all-refreshing Goddess) Great Horn Fair (Kent, UK) National Chocolate Cupcake Day Chile Independence Day No Beard Day Lukesmas International Credit Union Day Ivory Soap invented 1st Art school opened Sandblasting patented BBC Radio established (1922) H.E.W. banned cyclamates Brotherhood of the Cooperative Commonwealth founded (1895) Puerto Rico became US Colony (1898) Lincoln shaved off his beard Hi and Lois comic strip began (1954) Water Pollution Control Act passed (1972) XYZ Affair Citroen 2CV automobile introduced (1948) Roseanne debuted (1988) 1st War Crimes trial began (1945) Disney's Jungle Book premiered John Lennon and Yoko Ono arrested for marijuana possession (London; 1968) Rules of American Football 1st formulated (1873) US attacked Iranian oil rig in retaliation for gunboat attacks (1987) International Court of Justice at the Hague announced (1907) UK declared Canadian women to be "persons" (1929) Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes forcing many protestants (aka Huguenots) to flee France (1685) Teddy Roosevelt is ridiculed in the press for inviting black leader Booker T. Washington to the White House (1901)

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Re: AOL
by Harka 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

On Fri, Sep 26, 1997 at 11:57:36PM -0500, ravage(a)ssz.com wrote: > > AOL MAY INTRODUCE ADS ON PRIVATE E-MAIL > > Reuters > 26-SEP-97 > > > HAMBURG, Germany, Sept 26 (Reuter) - The German unit of the world's > largest online service, America Online, said on Friday it planned to > boost advertising revenues and that its parent company may begin > including ads on private electronic mail. A PGP-Plug-In for the AOL-software would be excellent... Ciao Harka

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FCC Proposes V-Chip Requirements for TV Manufacturers
by Bill Stewart 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

The FCC yesterday proposed rules that would give television manufacturers until July 1 1998 to put V-Chips in half of new TV sets with monitors 13 inches or larger, and in all sets by July 1, 1999. Reed Hundt said that this will "ensure that V-Chip technology does in fact exist in a relatively short period of time". Industry officials protested that the time limit is way too short for manufacturers, saying they need 18 months - 2 years. Comment period runs until November. Meanwhile, some of the major TV networks are going to a more detailed rating system, Sex/Violence/Language/SuggestiveDialog, with a FantasyViolence category for kids' shows. NBC is resisting that. Thanks! Bill Bill Stewart, stewarts(a)ix.netcom.com Regular Key PGP Fingerprint D454 E202 CBC8 40BF 3C85 B884 0ABE 4639

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