For C'punks in the Houston area, there will be an informal gathering at Strack's Restaurant, tomorrow at approx. 11:00 a.m. I will attempt to get there a little early, and I will be the one with a red lamborghini countach on the table. Just come up and sit down. Strack's has a breakfast buffet which is reasonably priced, or at least it was the last time I went there. Possible Topics for Discussion: I will also be bringing the encryption algorithms used by VMS (the AUTODIN-II, Purdy with salted input, Purdy (Purdy V) with variable length username, and the Purdy (Purdy S) with additional bit rotation). I have tested these under VMS 6.2 and they seem to work fine, although they could be (and should be) optimized for brute forcing. I will also be bringing some password brute forcing code that utilize the system services to encrypt the password (and punch CPU usage through the roof). It will crack a three character password in under a minute on a loaded AXP 3000LX. I will also be bringing a copy of the infamous _Giant Black Book of Computer Viruses_ by Mark Ludwig. Interesting stuff. Directions (from Houston): Take I-45 North. You will pass 1960 and then will drive though a stretch of road riddled with construction barrels. Do not exit Holzworth, but take the next exit (Louetta). Get on Louetta (you will have to make a right turn and you will be on the overpass), and take the overpass west towards Tomball. You will cross through several intersections, Strack's will be on your left, after you cross Kukendaul (approx. 1-2 miles ahead). If anyone gets lost, or wants more info you can page me at: (713) 866-0989.