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Re: Anonymous code name allocated. // penet hack

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NODE e7016b0fRe: Anonymous code name allocated. // penet hack
> You have sent a message using the anonymous contact service.
> You have been allocated the code name an118905.
... and so forth

I did not send any message using the remailer and I would be grateful
if the account were killed.  Is everybody on the cypherpunks list
getting this sort of harassment or is it just me?
--
Jim Dixon
NODE 66fd6ea4Re: Anonymous code name allocated. // penet hack
Jim Dixon writes
> I did not send any message using the remailer and I would be grateful
> if the account were killed.  Is everybody on the cypherpunks list
> getting this sort of harassment or is it just me?

Yes.   Everyone.

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NODE fd201d22Re: Anonymous code name allocated. // penet hack
> > You have sent a message using the anonymous contact service.
> > You have been allocated the code name an118905.
> ... and so forth
> 
> I did not send any message using the remailer and I would be grateful
> if the account were killed.  Is everybody on the cypherpunks list
> getting this sort of harassment or is it just me?

me too, me too, but I don't use anonymous remailers anyway.
NODE 68925f1dRe: Anonymous code name allocated. // penet hack
On Mon, 1 Aug 1994 solman@MIT.EDU wrote:

> > > You have sent a message using the anonymous contact service.
> > > You have been allocated the code name an118905.
> > ... and so forth
> > 
> > I did not send any message using the remailer and I would be grateful
> > if the account were killed.  Is everybody on the cypherpunks list
> > getting this sort of harassment or is it just me?
> 
> me too, me too, but I don't use anonymous remailers anyway.
> 

  No, and I don't either, but now someone else can use those accounts and 
LOOK like they are you or me (or anyone else here).  Now suppose some 
twit decides to use one or more of those accounts to send threatening 
messages to the president or some other stupid thing... who are they 
going to come after, do you suppose?  NOT a nice scenario!

						Lyman

Finger lrh@crl.com for PGP 2.4 Public Key Block.
NODE f02a5775Re: Anonymous code name allocated. // penet hack
On Mon, 1 Aug 1994, Jim Dixon wrote:

> > You have sent a message using the anonymous contact service.
> > You have been allocated the code name an118905.
> ... and so forth
> 
> I did not send any message using the remailer and I would be grateful
> if the account were killed.  Is everybody on the cypherpunks list
> getting this sort of harassment or is it just me?
> --
> Jim Dixon
> 

  I, too have gotten a similar message, and only after sending my first 
message to the cypherpunks mailing list.  I most certainly *DID NOT* send 
any message using the anonymous contact service and I DEFINITELY want 
that code name killed.  I'll send the code number to Julf in a separate 
message.  Jim, you are not alone!

						Lyman

Finger lrh@crl.com for PGP 2.4 Public Key Block.
NODE b0e24a2bRe: Anonymous code name allocated. // penet hack
I didn't get any notices of being subscribed to penet.fi, so I guess not
everyone on the cpunx list was hit.  Either that or the mail daemon here
found too much email in my mailbox and decided to digest the tuna or
whatever the fuck message.
NODE f29301e2Re: Anonymous code name allocated. // penet hack
Arsen Ray Arachelian says:
> I didn't get any notices of being subscribed to penet.fi, so I guess not
> everyone on the cpunx list was hit.  Either that or the mail daemon here
> found too much email in my mailbox and decided to digest the tuna or
> whatever the fuck message.

Much more likely that you already had a penet address and it was
compromised.

Perry
NODE b08c319bRe: Anonymous code name allocated. // penet hack
Perry E. Metzger says:
> Arsen Ray Arachelian says:
> > I didn't get any notices of being subscribed to penet.fi, so I guess not
> > everyone on the cpunx list was hit.  Either that or the mail daemon here
> > found too much email in my mailbox and decided to digest the tuna or
> > whatever the fuck message.
> 
> Much more likely that you already had a penet address and it was
> compromised.

Well, I have never been assigned a penet id -- not now and not earlier.  
(I've only been on this account for almost a year, and my memory isn't 
*that* bad.)  This probably rules out the "who cypherpunks" attack.  But 
then I haven't posted much to this group -- perhaps, whoever he/she is, 
is more interested in frequent/recent posters?

-- Rolf  (who is wondering if this post will result in a penet id...)



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NODE b915d94cRe: Anonymous code name allocated. // penet hack
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 1994 14:50:02 +0200 (MET DST)
    From: Rolf Michelsen <Rolf.Michelsen@delab.sintef.no>

    Perry E. Metzger says:
    > Arsen Ray Arachelian says:
    > > I didn't get any notices
    > 
    > likely that you already had a penet address and it was compromised.
    
    Well, I have never been assigned a penet id . . . . This probably
    rules out the "who cypherpunks" attack.

If by "who cypherpunks" attack you mean that someone could be
subscribed using an an*@anon.penet.fi, you most certainly cannot rule
that out.  an111447@anon.penet.fi continues to be subscribed:

  Date: Tue, 2 Aug 94 07:58:00 PDT
  From: Majordomo@toad.com
  Subject: Majordomo results: who cypherpunks

  . . .

  an111447@anon.penet.fi

Perhaps someone could remove this address (or replace it with
na111447@anon.penet.fi) and/or get the anon.penet.fi administrator to
beat on this person (electronically of course).

			Rick
NODE ddc74060Re: Anonymous code name allocated. // penet hack
On Tue, 2 Aug 1994, Rick Busdiecker wrote:
> Perhaps someone could remove this address (or replace it with
> na111447@anon.penet.fi) and/or get the anon.penet.fi administrator to
Sounds great.  I think THIS LIST needs to take action like this.  As far 
as I am concerned, mailing lists suck right now as there is almost no 
security.  Someone can subscribe like this, they can subscribe someone 
else, or other things.  Why hasn't he been yanked yet?

Berzerk.