[42944] in Cypherpunks
Re: nym-compoop
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dr. Frederick B. Cohen)
Mon Nov 6 05:09:16 1995
From: fc@all.net (Dr. Frederick B. Cohen)
To: whitaker@sover.net (Stephen Whitaker)
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 1995 05:02:04 -0500 (EST)
Cc: cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: <199511060335.WAA04917@maple.sover.net> from "Stephen Whitaker" at Nov 5, 95 10:35:39 pm
> I'm glad "nobody" thinks I'm a nym for being a good eight hours:fifty-nine
> minutes out of step and having lowered my reputation in his/her eyes. Now
> I'll ask my question again, which apparantly got lost in the collective
> groan of my stale post:
You're just fine.
> Are there ways for someone with access to modify router tables
> to constantly create alternate paths at other routers
> which would serve to end-around any such snoops?
Yes - and for other purposes as well.
...
> I can hardly find anyone who even cares about the fact that our legislature
> relies on the executive branch gov-net managers for their port/connection on
> the internet router. They also rely on the executive branch for
> troubleshooting their novell LAN. Does anyone else see a separation of
> powers issue or privacy issue here? Note that I cc: the speaker, who cares
> but doesn't yet grasp the implications. Feel free to write him directly. His
> name is Michael Obuchowski, Obe for short, <speaker@leg.state.vt.us>, tell
> him I sent you.
Is this really him, or just a secretary with electronically generated
keyword search and reply capabilities?
...
> Back to where this started:
> Eating my tasty crow gives rise to another question relating to the timing
> and continuity of these threads: How did the first responder on the RE:
> 134.222.9.1, Simon Spero, reply at 10:48 pm on Nov. 4 to Anonymous' posting
> of 7:19AM on Nov 5? Which way is this thing spinnin?
Time zone differences. I also wish my mailer understood GMT so it would
properly sort events in time order instead of sender time of day order.
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