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From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 18:16:08 -0500
Begin forwarded message: From: Randall <4whp () insightbb com> Date: December 23, 2005 1:57:53 PM EST To: dave () farber net Cc: rms () computerbytesman com Subject: Re: [IP] Who is snooping on my email? On Fri, 2005-12-23 at 10:37 -0500, Richard Smith wrote:
1. Set up a Hotmail account. 2. Set up a second email account with a non-U.S. provider. (eg. Rediffmail.com) 3. Send messages between the two accounts which might be interesting to the NSA. 4. In each message, include a unique URL to a Web server that you have access to its server logs. This URL should only be known by you and not linked to from any other Web page. The text of the message should encourage an NSA monitor to visit the URL. 5. If the server log file ever shows this URL being accessed, then you know that you are being snooped on. The IP address of the access can also provide clues about who is doing the snooping.
Besides monitoring the NSA, this same technique can be used if yoususpect your email account password has been stolen or if a family member orcoworker is reading your email on your computer of the sly. Richard M. Smith http://www.ComputerBytesMan.com
This wouldn't actually tell you if your mail is being read, so much as it is a way to try to get someone (or something) to add your mail to the "watch list". It is not a good idea to try this if you hope to ever again fly on an American airline without first being strip-searched by the TSA monkeys. (Wonder if this message will be enough to put ME on that damn list, assuming I'm not on there already? Good luck, John Gilmore!) .. http://htdaw.blogsource.com ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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