[90018] in Cypherpunks
Turning snake-oil into spam
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Anonymous)
Fri Nov 14 11:50:20 1997
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 17:06:00 +0100 (MET)
To: cypherpunks@sirius.infonex.com
From: nobody@replay.com (Anonymous)
Reply-To: nobody@replay.com (Anonymous)
Amazing. Before this, I hadn't realized you could make spam out of snake-oil.
Will these slimes ever learn that "promises of security" =/= security?
And their claims! Even if their product offered real security, they should fire their marketing department for blowing this BS around.
>From: cryptx@ultra-mail.com
>Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 01:07:05 -0500 (EST)
>To: cryptx@ultra-mail.com
>Subject: Protect your data from prying eyes!
>
>
>Hello -
>
>Do you have information that is vulnerable? Do you
>utilize Email, FTP, HTTP, or just browse the Net?
>If so, your personal and business information is accessable
>to those who know how to find it. Now you can have the most
>powerful Data Security program, Cryptx, completely encrypt
>your data to keep out prying eyes. Why take the chance? Get
>your information completely secured and keep everyone from
>children to co-workers OUT of your private data. For more
>information and to get your FREE, fully-functional, Demo today
>simply go to our website at:
>http://www.ultra-mail.com/cryptx
>For questions or information on Dealer opportunities, please
>send a message to: cryptx@ultra-mail.com
>
>Thanks-
>Cryptx Staff
>
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>to be permanently removed, please send a message
>to: remove@ultra-mail.com
[ that line was my personal favorite -- I'm hoping that TruthMonger sends
them a message ]
Follow their web site around (it's quite small) and get a good laugh at some of their offerings. Tim May would probably be interested in this one:
"For the ultimate in hard drive protection, Cryptx has developed
CHDN, which will completely nuke all information on your hard
drive instantly and 100% thoroughly. If you have someone banging
down your door and need to get rid of information right now,
with the simple act of inserting the CHDN Disk and re-booting
your computer your hard drive is gone. Freedom of information
is something we all hold on to, but if you need to get rid of
the evidence quickly and completely, then you need this program.
When security counts... count on Cryptx Hard Drive Nuker."
Actually, he probably doesn't need it. He probably has C4 tucked inside the case of his machine, wired to a perimeter alarm.
