At 9:21 PM 7/22/96, harka@nycmetro.com wrote:

* Carbons sent to: In: jimbell@pacifier.com

(Nice pun, unless it was unintentional or automatic...but, then, we're Cypherpuns, and these "threads" inspire them.)

-=> Quoting In:jimbell@pacifier.com to Harka <=-

In> The fiber is usually coated with a very thin layer of clear plastic to In> protect against moisture and abrasion, and the diameter is around 0.5 In> to 1.0 millimeters in diameter.

Doesn't that make it vulnerable (detectable) to Tempest attacks?

No, TEMPEST has nothing whatsover to do with this. You can learn what TEMPEST is by doing a Web search on the term, or by reading about it elsewhere. --Tim May Boycott "Big Brother Inside" software! We got computers, we're tapping phone lines, we know that that ain't allowed. ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---- Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay@got.net 408-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero W.A.S.T.E.: Corralitos, CA | knowledge, reputations, information markets, Licensed Ontologist | black markets, collapse of governments. "National borders aren't even speed bumps on the information superhighway."