Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 20:25:26 +1030 From: Mark Newton <newton@atdot.dotat.org> To: kc5vdj@swbell.net Cc: Matt Heckaman <matt@ARPA.MAIL.NET>, security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Strange Spam Message-ID: <20000221202526.A46067@atdot.dotat.org> In-Reply-To: <200002210853.CAA77579@ppp-208-188-200-9.dialup.kscymo.swbell.net>; from jbryant@ppp-208-188-200-9.dialup.kscymo.swbell.net on Mon, Feb 21, 2000 at 02:53:27AM -0600 References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0002210147400.28192-100000@epsilon.lucida.qc.ca> <200002210853.CAA77579@ppp-208-188-200-9.dialup.kscymo.swbell.net>
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On Mon, Feb 21, 2000 at 02:53:27AM -0600, Jim Bryant wrote:
> In reply:
> > This is funny, reading it more carefully - there are also references to
> > DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), UHF (Ultra High
> > Frequency), and Interpol.
[ ... ]
> > Unfortunately, without figuring the key sequence that this is based on,
> > it's probably impossible for us to decypher it. My original question still
> > stands. If this is some kind of code, why would someone do something like
> > this as opposed to PGP encryption or similar? -- Or both combined for the
> > very paranoid.
>
> matt, i'm not saying it is or isn't some right wing extremist, but...
> to add to your conjecture, i must say that the nsa is at the core of a
> lot of their conspiracy theories, and it is widely believed amongst
> such groups that the nsa invented every form of encryption, and that
> such programs are unsafe for their use.
Are you all quite certain that it wasn't just some random luser who
accidentally typed "ESC-100-ESC-x-spook" in emacs?
- mark
[ occam's razor can be a dangerous thing... ]
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