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Computer underground Digest Wed Oct 26, 1994 Volume 6 : Issue 93
ISSN 1004-042X
Editors: Jim Thomas and Gordon Meyer (TK0JUT2@NIU.BITNET)
Archivist: Brendan Kehoe
Retiring Shadow Archivist: Stanton McCandlish
Shadow-Archivists: Dan Carosone / Paul Southworth
Ralph Sims / Jyrki Kuoppala
Ian Dickinson
Mini-biscuit editor: Guy Demau Passant
CONTENTS, #6.93 (Wed, Oct 26, 1994)
File 1--Government Gopher Sites
File 2--(fwd) South African Consitution and computer privacy (fwd)
File 3--The Online Future (Review)
File 4--OTA Report on Information Security and Privacy released
File 5--Cu Digest Header Information (unchanged since 23 Oct 1994)
CuD ADMINISTRATIVE, EDITORIAL, AND SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION APPEARS IN
THE CONCLUDING FILE AT THE END OF EACH ISSUE.
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Date: Wed, 26 Oct 1994 19:32:43 CDT
From: CuD Moderators <jthomas@well.sf.ca.us>
Subject: File 1--Government Gopher Sites
((MODERATORS' NOTE: We're periodically asked for the location of good
gopher sites for government and other information. Here is a list of
major government gopher sites. University gopher sites can sometimes be
discovered just by typing gopher.(university.address). For example,
gopher gopher.niu.edu gopher niu.edu is a hit-and-miss approach, but
with a few minutes experimentation, you'll likely come across some
fascinating archives. The header from the following post was eaten
when it arrived. Thanks to the poster for sending over the following
list of government gopher sites. We should also add a few of our own
favorites:
The American Civil Liberties Union
host=aclu.org
Univ. of Minnesota gopher (the gopher of all gophers)
host=tc.umn.edu
Internet Spies/WIRETAP - crammed full of books and texts
host=wiretap.spies.com
And, we can't forget our own NIU sociology gopher, just constructed
and growing--
At the opening menu, move to Academic depts / Liberal Arts / Sociology
and check out the CRIMINOLOGY area. It's still under construction,
so if you see something that's not there that would be helpful,
let us know. It also hosts the Society for the Study of Symbolic
Interaction gopher site)).
NIU Sociology gopher
host=gopher.corn.cso.niu.edu
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NAME AND HOST
name=extension service, usda
host=esusda.gov
name=u.s. dept agriculture food and nutrition information center
host=ra.esusda.gov
name=national trade data bank
host=gopher.stat-usa.gov
name=u.s. dept transportation
host=gopher.dot.gov
name=u.s. dept agriculture extension service
host=esusda.gov
name=national center for research on evaluation, standards
host=gopher.cse.ucla.edu
name=library of congress marvel information system
host=marvel.loc.gov
name=protein data bank - brookhaven national lab
host=pdb.pdb.bnl.gov
name=u.s. dept agriculture national agricultural library plant genome
host=probe.nalusda.gov
name=u.s. dept agriculture ars grin national genetic resources program
host=gopher.ars-grin.gov
name=federal info exchange (fedix)
host=fedix.fie.com
name=lanl physics information service
host=mentor.lanl.gov
name=nasa goddard space flight center
host=gopher.gsfc.nasa.gov
name=nasa network application and information center (naic)
host=naic.nasa.gov
name=national institute of standards and technology (nist)
host=gopher-server.nist.gov
name=national institutes of health (nih)
host=gopher.nih.gov
name=national science foundation (stis)
host=stis.nsf.gov
name=oak ridge national laboratory esd gopher
host=gopher.esd.ornl.gov
name=national institute of allergy and infectious disease (niaid)
host=gopher.niaid.nih.gov
name=national institute of mental health (nimh) gopher
host=gopher.nimh.nih.gov
name=national science foundation center for biological timing
host=minerva.acc.virginia.edu
name=national cancer institute
host=gopher.nih.gov
name=los alamos national laboratory
host=gopher.lanl.gov
name=lanl advanced computing laboratory
host=gopher.acl.lanl.gov
name=lanl nonlinear science information service
host=xyz.lanl.gov
name=u.s. military academy gopher
host=euler.math.usma.edu
name=national center for atmospheric research (ncar) gopher
host=gopher.ucar.edu
name=national center for biotechnology information (ncbi) gopher
host=ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
name=nasa langley research center
host=gopher.larc.nasa.gov
name=nasa shuttle small payloads information
host=sspp.gsfc.nasa.gov
name=askeric - (educational resources information center)
host=ericir.syr.edu
name=national center for supercomputing applications
host=gopher.ncsa.uiuc.edu
name=u.s. geological survey (usgs)
host=info.er.usgs.gov
name=nasa center for aerospace information
host=gopher.sti.nasa.gov
name=nasa lewis research center (lerc)
host=gopher.lerc.nasa.gov
name=u.s. geological survey atlantic marine geology
host=bramble.er.usgs.gov
name=aves: bird related information
host=vitruvius.cecer.army.mil
name=nist computer security
host=csrc.ncsl.nist.gov
name=naval research laboratory
host=ra.nrl.navy.mil
name=naval research laboratory central computing facility
host=ccfsun.nrl.navy.mil
name=nasa high energy astrophysics science archive research center
host=heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov
name=u.s. national information service for earthquake engineering
host=nisee.ce.berkeley.edu
name=lternet (long-term ecological research network)
host=lternet.washington.edu
name=u.s. dept energy office of nuclear safety
host=gopher.ns.doe.gov
name=national library of medicine
host=gopher.nlm.nih.gov
name=lanl gopher gateway
host=gopher.lanl.gov
name=lanl t-2 nuclear information service gopher
host=t2.lanl.gov
name=u.s. dept education
host=gopher.ed.gov
name=u.s. dept energy
host=vm1.hqadmin.doe.gov
name=national coordination office for high performance computing and
communications
host=gopher.hpcc.gov
name=environment, safety & health (usde) gopher
host=dewey.tis.inel.gov
name=u.s. dept energy environment, safety & health gopher
host=dewey.tis.inel.gov
name=naval ocean system center (nrad) gopher
host=gopher.nosc.mil
name=u.s. environmental protection agency great lakes national program office
gopher
host=glnpogis2.r05.epa.gov
name=environmental protection agency great lakes national program office gopher
host=glnpogis2.r05.epaa.gov
name=u.s. environmental protection agency futures group
host=futures.wic.epa.gov
name=environmental protection agency futures group
host=futures.wic.epa.gov
name=u.s. navy naval ocean system center nrad gopher
host=gopher.nosc.mil
name=national institute of environmental health sciences (niehs) gopher
host=gopher.niehs.nih.gov
name=arkansas-red river forecast center (noaa)
host=gopherpc.abrfc.noaa.gov
name=national geophysical data center (noaa)
host=gopher.ngdc.noaa.gov
name=nasa office of life and microgravity sciences and applications
host=gopher.olmsa.hq.nasa.gov
name=noaa environmental services gopher
host=esdim1.nodc.noaa.gov
name= federal government information (via library of congress)
host=marvel.loc.gov
name=comprehensive epidemiological data resource (cedr) gopher
host=cedr.lbl.gov
name=lawrence berkeley laboratory (lbl)
host=gopher.lbl.gov
name=national oceanographic data center (nodc) gopher
host=ariel.nodc.noaa.gov
name=esnet information services gopher
host=gopher.es.net
name=cyfernet usda children youth family education research network
host=cyfer.esusda.gov
name=americans communicating electronically
host=ace.esusda.gov
name=u.s. dept agriculture children youth family education research network
host=cyfer.esusda.gov
name=oak ridge national laboratory center for computational sciences
host=gopher.ccs.ornl.gov
name=nasa k-12 nren gopher
host=quest.arc.nasa.gov
name=national agricultural library genome gopher
host=probe.nalusda.gov
name=eric clearinghouse on assessment and evaluation
host=vmsgopher.cua.edu
name=u.s. dept commerce economic conversion information exchange
host=cher.eda.doc.gov
name=u.s. dept commerce economics and statistics administration
host=gopher.stat-usa.gov
name=national center for education statistics
host=gopher.ed.gov
name=u.s. dept agriculture economics and statistics
host=usda.mannlib.cornell.edu
name=u.s. environmental protection agency
host=gopher.epa.gov
name=environmental protection agency
host=gopher.epa.gov
name=national library of medicine toxnet gopher
host=tox.nlm.nih.gov
name=nasa minority university space interdisciplinary network
host=muspin.gsfc.nasa.gov
name=stis (science and technology information system-nsf)
host=stis.nsf.gov
name=national toxicology program (ntp) niehs-nih
host=gopher.niehs.nih.gov
name=u.s. dept commerce information infrastructure task force
host=iitf.doc.gov
name=co-operative human linkage center (chlc) gopher
host=gopher.chlc.org
name=smithsonian institution natural history gopher
host=nmnhgoph.si.edu
name= politics and government
host=peg.cwis.uci.edu
name=voice of america (radio)
host=gopher.voa.gov
name=federal register - sample access
host=gopher.counterpoint.com
name=u.s. senate gopher
host=gopher.senate.gov
name=u.s. bureau of mines gopher
host=gopher.usbm.gov
name=legi-slate gopher service (via umn)/
host=mudhoney.micro.umn.edu
name=nasa laboratory for terrestrial physics gopher
host=ltpsun.gsfc.nasa.gov
name=noaa national oceanographic data center (nodc) gopher
host=ariel.nodc.noaa.gov
name=noaa national geophysical data center (ngdc)
host=gopher.ngdc.noaa.gov
name=u.s. bureau of the census gopher
host=gopher.census.gov
name=eric clearinghouse for science, math, environmental (osu)
host=gopher.ericse.ohio-state.edu
name=\peg, a peripatetic, eclectic gopher
host=peg.cwis.uci.edu
name=u.s. house of representatives gopher
host=gopher.house.gov
name=information infrastructure task force (doc) gopher
host=iitf.doc.gov
name=federal communications commission gopher
host=ftp.fcc.gov
name=defense technical information center public gopher
host=asc.dtic.dla.mil
name=national archives gopher
host=gopher.nara.gov
name=nasa center for computational sciences
host=nccsinfo.gsfc.nasa.gov
name=u.s. agency for international development gopher
host=gopher.info.usaid.gov
name=graingenes (usda) gopher
host=probe.nalusda.gov
name=federal reserve board (via town.hall.org)
host=town.hall.org
name=federal networking council advisory committee
host=fncac.fnc.gov
name=federal deposit insurance corporation gopher (via sura.net)
host=fdic.sura.net
name=national telecommunication and information administration (ntis) gopher
host=gopher.ntia.doc.gov
name=national institute of standards and technology gopher
host=zserve.nist.gov
name=securities and exchange commission "edgar" gopher
host=town.hall.org
name=u.s. securities and exchange commission "edgar" gopher
host=town.hall.org
name=u.s. patent and trademark office information (via town.hall.org)
host=town.hall.org
name=public broadcasting service (pbs) gopher
host=gopher.pbs.org
name=u.s. dept justice gopher
host=gopher.usdoj.gov
name=fedworld (ntis) - 100+ electronic government bulletin boards
host=peg.cwis.uci.edu
name=ntis fedworld - 100+ electronic government bulletin boards
host=peg.cwis.uci.edu
name=national renewable energy laboratory
host=gopher.nrel.gov
name=catalog of federal domestic assistance
host=peg.cwis.uci.edu
name=social security administration
host=oss968.ssa.gov
name=national center for toxicological research
host=gopher.nctr.fda.gov
name=national heart, lung, and blood institute (nhlbi) gopher
host=gopher.nhlbi.nih.gov
name=noaa online data and information systems
host=esdim1.esdim.noaa.gov
name=eric clearinghouses (via syracuse)
host=ericir.syr.edu
name=internic: internet network information center gopher
host=is.internic.net
name=nasa information sources telnet (compiled by msu)
host=burrow.cl.msu.edu
name=nasa space mechanisms information gopher
host=altemird.jsc.nasa.gov
name=financenet (national performance review)
host=gopher.financenet.gov
name=u.s. dept health and human services
host=gopher.os.dhhs.gov
name=u.s. consumer product safety commission gopher
host=cpsc.gov
name=consumer product safety commission gopher
host=cpsc.gov
name=defense nuclear facilities safety board
host=gopher.dnfsb.gov
name=national agricultural library
host=gopher.nalusda.gov
name=small business administration
host=www.sbaonline.sba.gov
name=nasa marshall space flight center spacelink
host=spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov
name=national information infrastructure task force
host=iitf.doc.gov
name=u.s. dept agriculture aphis gopher
host=gopher.aphis.ag.gov
name=u.s. dept housing and urban development
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Date: Mon, 24 Oct 1994 22:58:17 -0500 (CDT)
From: David Smith <bladex@BGA.COM>
Subject: File 2--(fwd) South African Consitution and computer privacy (fwd)
Saw this posted elsewhere, just passing along this lawyers request for
information.
David Smith |
bladex@bga.com |
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date--Mon, 24 Oct 1994 17:18:52 GMT
South Africa has a new Bill of Rights which guarantees the right to
privacy and protects all persons against unreasonable and unjustified
search and seizure of their personal property or the violation of
private communications.
I am currently involved in research into the impact of this
constitutional right on computer law. In particular, I am looking at
whether a state agency can obtain a list of files from a person's
account which they suspect contains illegal material such as pirated
software or pornography (illegal in South Africa). Does the state
agency need to obtain a search warrant or the user's permission before
searching his/her account even if their suspicion is a reasonable one?
The crisp legal issue is this: Does the seizure of computer files or a
list of those files out of an individual's account, without a warrant
or without the user's permission, violate the constitutional right to
procedural due process and the right to privacy?
I would like references to reported judgements on this issue,
especially cases that have dealt with this on a constitutional law
basis. If possible, it would be most useful if I could be e-mailed
actual copies of the judgements. Reported decisions from any
jurisdiction would be useful.
Thank you in advance.
Mr Ron Paschke
Department of Procedural and Clinical Law
University of Natal
Durban
South Africa
email: paschke@law.und.ac.za
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Date: Mon, 24 Oct 1994 19:38:49 -0700
From: dbatterson@ATTMAIL.COM(David Batterson)
Subject: File 3--The Online Future (Review)
Some Brief Glimpses at the Online Future
by David Batterson
Prognosticating the future is always a tricky business. The
predictions that turn out to be correct usually are matched by the
number of wrong guesses. [Remember the infamous prediction that by
the 1980s we would all be flying around in helicopters instead of
driving cars? Or that we would have huge wall-hung flat TVs by now?]
However, some computer industry people are still willing to
stick their necks out and offer their thoughts on the elusive future.
Their opinions are their own, and do not necessarily represent the
views of their employers.
Jack Murphy, president of Practical Peripherals, thinks that
being wired is definitely the wave of the future: "The hottest news
in computing today is online communications, and there's no end in
sight to the impact this will have on virtually every segment of the
American public." Ironically, Murphy's remarks were faxed to me,
not e-mailed.
Leslie Schroeder, a high-tech public relations consultant in
Silicon Valley, agrees that the future is electronic mail, but sees a
personal touch: "E-mail is reincarnating the age of letter writing.
We're keeping in touch the way the Victorians did, building a
personal community connected by a constant stream of letters sharing
news and gossip. E-mail is reviving the 'letter' as a forum for wit,
style, and personality, as well as serving as an invaluable business
tool."
Tom Almy, a software engineer with Tektronix in Wilsonville, OR,
offered his thoughts on what we can expect soon. "PDAs will be as
widespread as TVs by 2000. With larger, color screens, long battery
life, excellent text recognition, voice and cellular phone
capabilities, these units will replace personal planners, telephones,
fax machines, and video games."
What about prices/storage capacity? "Desktop computing will
advance in an evolutionary fashion--more memory and speed as prices
drop. Floppy drives and disks will vanish, replaced by writable CDs.
Will semiconductor memories replace hard disks?--yes, probably for
portable applications."
Almy added that "the Information Superhighway will take two
paths due to widely-differing visions "one being an information
sharing network like the current Internet--(and available to homes
using ISDN technology from the phone company--and the other being
information provider and home shopping services over cable TV."
Charles Jennings, co-founder of the Oregon Multimedia Alliance
and author of the "Pluggers" syndicated newspaper comic, offered this
bit of insight: "My thoughts about the future of computing are
pretty simple. Someday soon, online computing will be the sea we all
swim in, and when that happens, it will be the fish--the colorful,
complex organisms we are beginning to call 'content'--that matter
most."
Jennings said his group has high hopes for the future too: "to
shorten the implementation period for online, interactive multimedia
products and services. Open access to online pathways is a key
principle of our organization, as is support for educational and
other socially beneficial uses of multimedia technology."
Obviously, we can all expect faster and more powerful computers
in the future. And while Intel's Pentium chips are getting the
lion's share of the CPU business, there are other companies that
trying to "chip" away at that. An example is International Meta
Systems (IMS) of Torrance, Calif.
IMS created the 3250 60Mhz RISC microprocessor with
hardware-assisted emulation technology. This lets the 3250
emulate 486 PCs, as well as Motorola's 68040 chip. IMS chips also
incorporate special algorithms for speech recognition, image
processing and telecommunications functions.
IMS President George W. Smith said "I think that speech is the
key that will unlock the potential applications for the hand-held
computer and communications market."
As for this reporter's thoughts on future computer products, I
predict a new, not-yet-invented technology will result in
high-resolution, laser-quality printers that don't require toner to
perform their hard-copy magic. And look for a cheap "Dick Tracy"
combo wrist-TV/fax/pager/e-mail device before the year 2000.
More personal predictions: within 10 years, cheap and powerful
basic personal computers will cost about $100 list price. In 20
years, a typical "home computer" will surpass today's most powerful
Cray (and similar) computers in processing power, memory and storage
capacity. And all monitors will be super-high-resolution flat-screen
type, with images as sharp as a printed color, glossy magazine page.
Finally, sometime in the near future--thanks to massive
computerization of automobile traffic control--safety on the roads
will match the airline safety of today, with relatively few car
accidents and deaths per year. It's going to be very exciting,
because as Al Jolson said: "you ain't seen nothin' yet."
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Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 13:54:43 CDT
From: mdexter@ops.ota.gov (Dexter, Martha Dir.,Info/Pub)
Subject: File 4--OTA Report on Information Security and Privacy released
September 23, 1994