[9fans] Publius (fwd)

[9fans] Publius (fwd)

[Jim Choate]

This looks like something that should be ported over to Plan 9.

Has anyone looked at distributed data havens, mailinsg list server, or
anonymous remailers under Plan 9?

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2000 08:41:35 -0700
From: Steve Schear <schear@lvcm.com>
Reply-To: cypherpunks@ssz.com
To: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
Subject: CDR: Publius

ONLINE AND UNIDENTIFIABLE?
Issue: Internet
Today researchers at AT&T Labs will reveal a new technology that can help
Internet users evade censors. "It seems like more and more, technologies are
being introduced that limit the freedom of individuals--especially in
repressive administrations" around the world, said Aviel D. Rubin, who
developed Publius with AT&T colleague Lorrie F. Cranor and graduate student
Marc Waldman. "We are hoping that by providing some tools to help the
individual, we can help offset this
trend a little bit." Publius works by encrypting files--from text to
pictures and music--and dividing them into smaller pieces to be distributed
over a number of servers, making it hard to trace the original transaction.
[SOURCE: Washington Post (E1), AUTHOR: John Schwartz]
(http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21689-2000Jun29.html)

Technical description and Publius home page:
http://cs1.cs.nyu.edu/waldman/publius/

steve