Rick Adams of UUNET confirmed on the com-priv list that his organization had been selling the FBI a usenet feed on tape. I could find the exact reference if you want. I don't know for sure that the NSA has a feed, or from whom, but it wouldn't surprise me.
Seems like the low tech way of doing it. Both organizations have machines on the Internet right now. FBI is hooked in via ALTERNet, and the NSA (NCSC) is on the MILnet. % traceroute ard.fbi.gov % traceroute tycho.ncsc.mil (and see what happens) Cheers! Fuzz
"John (FuzzFace/Fast-Eddie) McMahon" writes:
% traceroute ard.fbi.gov % traceroute tycho.ncsc.mil (and see what happens)
boxer.jet> traceroute fbi.gov [sound of door breaking in] "Freeze! Drop that keyboard! You'll have to come with us Mr. Townsend. You have accessed an FBI computer system without prior authority."
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John (FuzzFace/Fast-Eddie) McMahon