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PSS_sst
by John Young 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

New Scientist of 25 January reviews the Bernstein's case against crypto export, US global seduction of foreign goverrments to suppress domestic calls for privacy, and therewith deftly alerts British leaders and readers to undermining the "secretive bureaucratic" Uncle Sam scam, says the deft-underminer cpunkers quoted. ----- PSS_sst

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RE: Rejection policy of the Cypherpunks maiing list
by jbugden＠smtplink.alis.ca 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

ichudov(a)algebra.com wrote> >Sandy also states rather plainly that crypto-relevance is not the >criterion by which he moderates this list. I question this policy. > >I would like to hear your opinions as to whether such policies >satisfy the current readership. > > - Igor. I am not enthused about the perceived need for moderation. But neither was I enthused with the state of the list. However, I will reserve judgement as to the success or failure of the experiment for a while yet. The question for me is how much the moderation improves the S/N ratio v.s. how much it impedes dialogue. I expect Sandy to make mistakes, even by his own criterion. But anyone who will publicly admit to shaving his eyebrows is probably not swayed by popular opinion. James

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Re: Encrypting ZIP disks
by David E. Smith 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

I'm playing with SecureDrive; the problem is not with using it with a Zip disk so much as it is trying to get it to play nice with Windows 95. ObCrypto: Check this out (from the readme.txt that comes on every Zip disk before you delete it) 7. Secure sensitive files. To keep sensitive or confidential information safe, store it on a Zip disk and use your Zip Tools software to assign a password that must be used in order to read from or write to the disk. At work, you can protect sensitive information such as personnel files, company directories, and product plans and designs. At home, you can secure personal information such as tax records, budgets, and computerized checkbooks. Iomega hasn't been willing to tell me how the password is stored, so this looks like a big boiling pot of snake oil. Anyone out there played with Zip drive/disk internals and know how it works? dave

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RE: Rejection policy of the Cypherpunks maiing list
by Mullen, Patrick 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Igor sez: >Sandy also states rather plainly that crypto-relevance is not the >criterion by which he moderates this list. I question this policy. I question this, too. What, exactly, is the criterion? Cypherpunks charter sez: The cypherpunks list is a forum for discussing personal defenses for privacy in the digital domain. <Keep in mind I didn't read the described article> How does personal attacks through forged and anonymous mail not fit this topic? However, I _do_ have to say such a topic would have to keep with a descriptive attitude, rather than demonstrative... :-) On another note, even though some messages which may be of interest may get lost in the shuffle, I do like the reduced volume, esp. since I get listmail at work. Unfortunately, the reduced mail is a result of censorship... :-( ~ Patrick >---------- >From: ichudov@algebra.com[SMTP:ichudov@algebra.com] >Sent: Friday, January 24, 1997 2:33 AM >To: Cypherpunks >Subject: Rejection policy of the Cypherpunks maiing list > >I would like to start a thread to discuss the moderation and rejection >policy. > >My perfectly crypto-relevant article regarding possible attacks >on human relationships with the use of forged mail and anonymous >remailers, has been tossed out (sorted) into cypherpunks-flames >mailing list. > >You can receive a copy of my article by an email request. > >The explanation that Sandy Sandfort gave me mentioned that he rejected >my message because it continued a thread where Sandy noticed instances >of "flaming". Note that my message was free of any flames, including >its quoted part. > >Sandy also states rather plainly that crypto-relevance is not the >criterion by which he moderates this list. I question this policy. > >I would like to hear your opinions as to whether such policies satisfy >the current readership. > > - Igor. > >

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Re: Encrypting ZIP disks
by Toto 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

David E. Smith wrote: > I'm playing with SecureDrive; the problem is not with using it > with a Zip disk so much as it is trying to get it to play nice > with Windows 95. > Iomega hasn't been willing to tell me how the password is stored, > so this looks like a big boiling pot of snake oil. Anyone out > there played with Zip drive/disk internals and know how it works? > Dave, I came across a 'cracker' program that claims to be able to hack the SecureDrive encryption system. Off the top of my head, I think it was called ZipCracker, or something similar in name to one of the PKZip encryption cracking programs. I found it on one of the hacker websites, and there was a text file regarding SecureDrive which went into some detail re: both the hardware and software aspects of the Zip drives and the encryption itself. Toto

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(fwd) New keyserver available
by frogfarm＠yakko.cs.wmich.edu 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

>From: tage(a)cc.uit.no (Tage Stabell-Kulo) Newsgroups: comp.security.pgp.tech Subject: New keyserver available Date: 24 Jan 1997 16:11:26 GMT Lines: 12 Message-ID: <5camve$3d4(a)news.uit.no> A new PGP keyserver, still _very_ experimental, is available at host dslab1.cs.uit.no at port 24162, use telnet(1). In general it will find a key in a few seconds. Your comments and suggestions are solicited. -- //// Tage Stabell-Kuloe | e-mail: Tage(a)ACM.org //// /// Department of Computer Science/IMR | Phone : +47-776-44032 /// // 9037 University of Tromsoe, Norway | Fax : +47-776-44580 // / "'oe' is '\o' in TeX" | URL:http://www.cs.uit.no/~tage/ -- http://yakko.cs.wmich.edu/~frogfarm ...for the best in unapproved information "We think people like seeing somebody in a uniform on the porch." -US Postal spokeswoman, quoted in AP, 1/27/96. I don't know about you, but most people I know who saw someone in uniform on their porch would pull out the shotgun...

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Re: Airport security [no such thing]
by Sandy Sandfort 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SANDY SANDFORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C'punks, On Thu, 23 Jan 1997 ichudov(a)algebra.com wrote: > Is it really true that my response was tossed out as flames? a) NO posts have been "tossed out." Your response was sorted into the "flames" list--not because it flamed directly, but because it was part of the threat started by Dimitri in which he engaged in flaming. b) While I realize this is a judgment call that others might dispute, I don't think it makes much sense to post to the moderated list only the parts of threads that are not flamish. I would rather keep thread intact on one list or the other. There are exceptions. I put one of Dimitri's post on this thread into the moderated list because the point he made did not require particular knowledge of the entire thread and had non-inflamatory relevance. > It was crypto-relevant. Perhaps, but crypto-relevance is NOT the criterion by which I am moderating the list. I am sort on the basis of (a) emotional, non-relevant personal attacks on list members, and (b) spam. I believe (and so far the postings have borne me out) that in an atmosphere of civil, reasoned discourse, the relevance issue will largely take care of itself. By the way, contrary to what Dimitri has alleged, I have posted every message from him in which he was able to restrain himself with regard to gratuitous insults and/or spam. In other words, the set of Dimitri posts that have appeared on the moderated list is not the null set. By the way number two, this response will be posted to the flames list and NOT the moderated list. Even though I have not flamed anyone, two things keep it off the moderated list: (1) my policy about keeping thread on the same list where possible (see above), and (2) basic precepts of fairness. Though Dimitri has stated-- without a scintilla of evidence--that my moderation policy would be used to attack him and not give him the opportunity or forum to defend himself, I am keeping ALL personal attacks off the moderated list. Those who are subscribed to the "flam" postings can see numerous unkind posts about Dimitri that I have not allowed on the moderated list. That policy applies to me just as much as to anyone else. S a n d y ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Re: your mail
by tekmasta＠global.california.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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Re: Homo/bi/sexuals Most Destructive (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > Date: Fri, 24 Jan 97 21:33:41 +0000 > From: "Attila T. Hun" <attila(a)primenet.com> > Subject: Re: Homo/bi/sexuals Most Destructive Much drivel about AIDS deleted. > One of the saddest commentaries on the entire problem is the > man, a Pan-American flight steward, who was identified as carrier > #1 by the Communicable Disease Center (CDC) in Atlanta; he died The correct term is 'Patient 0'. Jim Choate CyberTects ravage(a)ssz.com

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Re: Homo/bi/sexuals Most Destructive (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > From satan_is_a_hacker(a)juno.com Fri Jan 24 22:06:53 1997 > Subject: Re: Homo/bi/sexuals Most Destructive (fwd) > Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 22:57:52 EST > > YOU ARE BOTH WRONG THE CORRECT TERM IS INDEX CASE > >The correct term is 'Patient 0'. You are welcome to contact the CDC in Georgia and correct their terminology. I am shure they would appreciate it. http://www.cdc.gov/ Their webpage search capability is temporarily down so you might have to talk to a real person, Center for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Rd., NE. Atlanta, GA 30333 404-639-3311 Jim Choate CyberTects ravage(a)ssz.com

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