Invisible ink e-mails

2001-09-19 Thread Ian Brayshaw
In the lastest installment of IT fuckwittage, I now bring you ... news type=fuckwittage 'Self destructing' emails developed A US firm has developed software which enables e-mails to self-destruct after a certain period of time, leaving no trace in inboxes or servers. Omniva Policy Systems's

Re: Invisible ink e-mails

2001-09-19 Thread Dominic Mitchell
On Thu, Sep 20, 2001 at 12:30:14AM +1000, Ian Brayshaw wrote: Anyone else thinking Big Brother (not the crappy TV show)? ... No, I'm thinking binary attachment, return to sender with complaint. See also: Word Document. Is it just me, or are more and more people starting to lose the plot?

Re: Invisible ink e-mails

2001-09-19 Thread Greg McCarroll
* Ian Brayshaw ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: In the lastest installment of IT fuckwittage, I now bring you ... snip Is it just me, or are more and more people starting to lose the plot? Isn't it great? Greg -- Greg McCarroll http://217.34.97.146/~gem/

Re: Invisible ink e-mails

2001-09-19 Thread Mark Fowler
Only a unique key from Omniva's server can encrypt the e-mail and the recipient's e-mail program requests the key to decode the message. When detonation time is reached, the key becomes void. How do you void the key? If I've decrypted the mail at some point I *have* the key (as I am clever

Re: Invisible ink e-mails

2001-09-19 Thread Alex Page
On Wed, Sep 19, 2001 at 03:51:53PM +0100, Mark Fowler wrote: How do you void the key? If I've decrypted the mail at some point I *have* the key (as I am clever and have hacked my client to save me a copy to disk) ...and been locked up under the DMCA. Alex -- Four pints of milk, a turkey

Re: Invisible ink e-mails

2001-09-19 Thread Matthew Byng-Maddick
On Wed, Sep 19, 2001 at 04:02:40PM +0100, Simon Batistoni wrote: Damned if you do, damned if you don't, according to where you live. In the US, you'll be locked up under the DMCA, but over here, thanks to the wonders of RIPA, anyone holding an encrypted copy of a message who is later unable

Re: Invisible ink e-mails

2001-09-19 Thread Andy Williams
On Wed, 19 Sep 2001, Mark Fowler wrote: Only a unique key from Omniva's server can encrypt the e-mail and the recipient's e-mail program requests the key to decode the message. When detonation time is reached, the key becomes void. How do you void the key? If I've decrypted the mail at

Re: Invisible ink e-mails

2001-09-19 Thread Paul Mison
History fails to record who quoted: Only a unique key from Omniva's server can encrypt the e-mail and the recipient's e-mail program requests the key to decode the message. When detonation time is reached, the key becomes void. Is anyone going to mention the gloriously mad Internet 2000

Re: Invisible ink e-mails

2001-09-19 Thread Matthew Byng-Maddick
On Wed, Sep 19, 2001 at 05:51:34PM +0100, Paul Mison wrote: Is anyone going to mention the gloriously mad Internet 2000 proposal from everyone's favourite programmer kook djb? http://cr.yp.to/im2000.html You may have, but it's a crazy idea, nonetheless. Mind you, looking at it, people still