Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 21 Feb 1997 10:21:14 -0500 (EST) | From | Nathan Bryant <> | Subject | Re: RC5 Challenge - Linux at Top |
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There's nothing phony going on. The RC5 challenge has been going on for a while; recently somebody on the LinuxNET IRC network proposed that we should all set our clients to be from linux@linuxnet.org, and if we win the money will be donated to LI.
I don't know about his non-functional e-mail address. But I'd say you're right that he doesn't represent LI. As I said, the idea came up on LinuxNET IRC; we don't represent LI but the money is going to LI if we win.
LINUXNET.ORG is owned by Dr_Delete, an upstanding member of the LinuxNET community. ;) Mr. Kleen's email may be nonfunctional but linux@linuxnet.org is perfectly functional.
Sources are available for the RC5 keyspace-search client. You should read the source before you worry about it uploading your password file.
Regards, Nathan (LoanShark on Linuxnet)
On Fri, 21 Feb 1997, Russell Coker - Mailing Lists wrote:
> I have just investigated this. Mail sent to Mr. Kleen bounces, and there > doesn't seem to be any reference to this in the LI web site at www.li.org (if > they really were involved then they surely would plug it as the Linux community > could do with the $10K and the glory of winning). > I haven't been able to contact their web server to look at the web pages, > but I am starting to wonder about the validity of the story. Why would someone > with a non-functional Email address claiming to represent LI (but without LI > actually making reference to this) want us all to run his program on Internet > connected Linux systems? Could it be to collect passwd data from machines > without the shadow password suite? > > > > Russell Coker > > > > > http://zero.genx.net/ > > http://zero.genx.net/stats.html > > > > > > Join the fun! Download the client, and run it with the options > > -i linux@linuxnet.org > > > > Be the shining light of your community! > > > > If the $10,000 magic key is found by linux@linuxnet.org, the money will go > > to Linux International's Linux development fund. > > > > Start your machines cracking! > > > > /rc5-client-linux-{i486,i586,sparc,alpha} -i linux@linuxnet.org > > > > "The shiny one" > > Mr. Kleen > > >
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