[602] in Cypherpunks
Encrypted UNIX "talk" available
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Miron Cuperman)
Wed May 26 01:17:22 1993
From: miron@extropia.wimsey.com (Miron Cuperman)
Date: Tue, 25 May 1993 21:07:38 -0700
Reply-To: miron@extropia.wimsey.com (Miron Cuperman)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Last revised Tue May 25 21:05:50 PDT 1993.
What is YTalk?
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YTalk is a multi-user drop-in replacement for the UNIX "talk" program.
I have added encryption facilities to it, including private key and
PGP authentication.
Features
========
- Multi user capabilities.
- Drop in replacement for /usr/ucb/talk.
- Diffie-Hellman exponential key exchange for session keys.
- IDEA encryption in CFB mode.
- Password authentication.
- PGP authentication.
- Logging of conversations to a file.
Known bugs and misfeatures
==========================
- No security the first time you use it, until the random seed file
is created (around 300 keystrokes).
- Some problems with the talk daemons on Ultrix and SCO-Unix.
- Port to Alpha (64bit) incomplete.
Availability
============
Version 2.1
Ftp: soda.berkeley.edu:/pub/cypherpunks/applications
Bug reporting
=============
All bugs to miron@extropia.wimsey.com.
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Miron Cuperman <miron@extropia.wimsey.com> | NeXTmail/Mime ok
Unix/C++/DSP, consulting/contracting | Public key avail
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