Computer underground Digest Wed July 23, 1997 Volume 9 : Issue 58 ISSN 1004-042X Editor: Jim Thomas (cudigest@sun.soci.niu.edu) News Editor: Gordon Meyer (gmeyer@sun.soci.niu.edu) Archivist: Brendan Kehoe Shadow Master: Stanton McCandlish Shadow-Archivists: Dan Carosone / Paul Southworth Ralph Sims / Jyrki Kuoppala Ian Dickinson Field Agent Extraordinaire: David Smith Cu Digest Homepage: http://www.soci.niu.edu/~cudigest CONTENTS, #9.58 (Wed, July 23, 1997) File 1--Apps for Domain Name Registration (iPOC fwd) File 2--NYC - Hackers Convention - BeyondHOPE File 3--Cellular Tracking Technologies File 4--Cybercrime Conference Announcement File 5--More on IGC/Basque Censorship Issue File 6--Cu Digest Header Info (unchanged since 7 May, 1997) CuD ADMINISTRATIVE, EDITORIAL, AND SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION APPEARS IN THE CONCLUDING FILE AT THE END OF EACH ISSUE. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 17:33:00 -0400 (EDT) From: "noah@enabled.com" Subject: File 1--Apps for Domain Name Registration (iPOC fwd) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date--Mon, 21 Jul 1997 16:36:45 -0400 From--Don Heath FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information contact: Internet Society 12020 Sunrise Valley Drive Reston, VA 20191-3429 TEL 703-648-9888 FAX 703-648-9887 E-mail registrars@isoc.org http://www.gtld-mou.org http://www.isoc.org COMPETITION FOR INTERNET DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION NEAR; APPLICATIONS TO BECOME A REGISTRAR OPENS WASHINGTON, DC, July 21, 1997 -- Self-regulation of the Internet took a step forward today with the announcement that applications to become a registrar of Internet domain names will be accepted. The action, announced by the interim Policy Oversight Committee (iPOC), is expected to result in the establishment of competitive registrars worldwide. A plan recommended by the predecessor to iPOC, the Internet Ad Hoc Committee (IAHC), calls for the creation of new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) and the selection of additional registrars from around the world. Each will compete to register Internet domain names under the new gTLDs. Currently there is one registrar, Network Solutions, Inc., for the three existing gTLDs, .com, .net, and .org. It is expected that those gTLDs will become assimilated into the new plan in April, 1998. The IAHC recommendation was adopted with the signing of the generic Top Level Domain-Memorandum of Understanding (gTLD-MoU), which is designed to effect Internet self-regulation in the registration of generic domain names. The IAHC, some of whose members are participating in the iPOC, concluded in February, 1997, that seven new gTLDs would be added to the Internet addressing system. Currently, there are approximately 145 organizations that are signatories or intended signatories to the gTLD-MoU. Each registrar will be entitled to register domain names in all of the new gTLDs for Internet users anywhere in the world. Principles of free market and competition will apply in the new system, and registrars will compete among themselves for pricing, service and reliability. The new system also introduces domain name "portability," meaning that consumers will be able to switch among registrars keeping their domain name. A Council of Registrars (CORE), made up of all the new registrars, will administer the central databases and provide stability and consistency to the system. "We are gratified to see the results of this open process," said David Maher, chair of the iPOC and a senior partner with the law firm of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, in Chicago. "There were months of open discussion and significant modifications of the first proposals. The entire process was initiated by the Internet Society (ISOC) and the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), and we were guided throughout by their principles," he added. To become a gTLD registrar, applicants must submit an application form (available at ) and supporting documentation before October 16, 1997, to Arthur Andersen LLP, which will receive the applications. The decision when to reopen the process for submitting applications to qualify as registrars, will be made in the future. Each application must be accompanied by a US$10,000 application fee. To qualify, an applicant must show a certain level of available capital and commercial liability insurance, and must have a functioning domain name. They must further commit to having the equivalent of five full time employees in the registration activities. Applicants which are selected as a result of the application process must sign a CORE Memorandum of Understanding (CORE-MoU) outlining their rights and responsibilities in the registration business and as a member of CORE. Before beginning registration activities, they must also conform to operational and technical requirements that will be determined by CORE. CORE is expected to begin start-up activities and preparations for registration on August 15, 1997, prior to the closing of the application period, with its membership consisting of the applicants who have qualified as registrars at that time. Later applicants will join CORE as they are qualified as registrars. The first task of CORE will be to design and coordinate the technology and operational requirements for putting the registration system on-line later this year. ABOUT THE GTLD-MOU The generic Top Level Domain-Memorandum of Understanding (gTLD-MoU) is the international governance framework in which policies for the administration and enhancement of the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS) are developed and deployed. This includes, among other things, the addition of new gTLDs, selection of new domain name registrars, and development of equitable dispute resolution mechanisms for conflicts between parties concerning rights to domain names. The gTLD-MoU attempts to balance the many (and often disparate) interests of the many stakeholders in the Internet DNS. Toward that goal, the MoU is intentionally designed to be open-ended and will be adapted to evolving requirements. The MoU is an explicit recognition of a need to formalize the consultative policy framework for continued evolution of the Internet DNS. # # # # # # # # <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Donald M. Heath President/CEO Internet Society Join the Internet Society 12020 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 210 TEL +703 648 9888 Reston, VA 20191-3429 USA FAX +703 648 9887 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 20 Jul 1997 18:38:58 -0400 From: press@2600.com Subject: File 2--NYC - Hackers Convention - BeyondHOPE Please spread the word to your members, co-workers, colleagues, friends, family, etc... just get the word out and please do try to attend. BeyondHOPE EVENT ALERT For more information contact: http://www.hope.net BEYONDHOPE, THE HACKERS CONVENTION, IS BACK IN NEW YORK CITY THIS SUMMER Who: The people who brought you HOPE (Hackers on Planet Earth) in the summer of 1994 What: The sequel to the original HOPE (Hackers on Planet Earth) Conference in 1994. This convention is where "bleeding" edge technology and issues are exposed far in advance of their acceptance and reporting by the mainstream population and media Where: Puck Building, 295 Lafayette, New York City, NY When: August 8, 9 and 10, 1997 Why: WHY NOT? There will be panel discussions and demonstrations of and about security, privacy, telephony, and hacking. Featured speakers and attendees will debate just how "free" we are from intrusions: governmental, corporate, electronic, etc...and how wireless we can become How: Register onsite for the convention. The registration fee for the convention is $20.00 for EVERYONE. There are NO exceptions. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 20 Jul 1997 12:10:22 -0700 From: Jeremy Lassen Subject: File 3--Cellular Tracking Technologies A recent article from the San Jose Mercury News by Berry Witt ("Squabble puts non-emergency phone number on hold") raises several important questions -- questions I think are relavant to the CUD's readership... Does anybody remember the FBI's request that cell phone companies must build in tracking technology to their systems that allows a person's position to be pin pointed by authorities? That suggested policy resulted in a flurry of privacy questions and protests from the industry, suggesting such requirements would force them to be uncompetitive in the global marketplace. The article, dated July 20, (which was focused on 911 cellular liability issues) suggests federal authorities may have worked out an end run around the controversy. The article states: "The cellular industry is working to meet a federal requirement that by next spring, 911 calls from cellular phones provide dispatchers the location of the nearest cell site and that within five years, cellular calls provide dispatchers the location of the caller within a 125-meter radius. " On its face, this seems reasonable and it is a far cry from the real time tracking requirements of any cell phone that is turned on (The FBI's original request). But by next spring, this tracking system will be in place and on line. I have heard no public debate about the privacy implications regarding this "Federal Requirement", nor has there been any indication that this information will be restricted to 911 operators. Will this information be available to law enforcement officials if they have a warrant? If they don't have a warrant? Will this information be secured so enterprising criminals won't have access to it? Exactly WHAT kind of security is being implemented so it WON'T be accessible to the general public. This smacks of subterfuge. By cloaking the cellular tracking issue in the very real issue of the 911 location system, the federal government and law enforcement agencies have circumvented the legitimate privacy questions that arose from their initial Cellular tracking request. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 23 Jul 1997 09:16:23 -0400 From: "Oceana Publications Inc." Subject: File 4--Cybercrime Conference Announcement Cybercrime; E-Commerce & Banking; Corporate, Bank & Computer Security; Financial Crimes and Information Warfare Conference will be held October 29, 30, & 31, 1997 (Washington, D.C.) and November 17 & 18 (New York City) for bankers, lawyers, information security directors, law enforcement, regulators, technology developers/providers. Responding to the global threat posed by advancing technology, senior level decision makers will join together to share remedies and solutions towards the ultimate protection of financial and intellectual property; and against competitive espionage and electronic warfare. An international faculty of 30 experts will help you protect your business assets, as well as the information infrastructure at large. There will also be a small technology vendor exhibition. Sponsored by Oceana Publications Inc. 50 year publisher of international law, in cooperation with the Centre for International Financial Crimes Studies, College of Law, University of Florida, and Kroll Associates, a leading investigative firm. For more information call 800/831-0758 or 914/693-8100; or e-mail: Oceana@panix.com. http://www.oceanalaw.com/seminar/sem_calendar.htm ------------------------------ From: Paul Kneisel To: Jim Thomas Subject: File 5--More on IGC/Basque Censorship Issue [Centerfold article in this week's The Irish People] No Ceasefire on the Web: Basque Website Under Attack. Are Irish Republican Sites Next? by Eugene McElroy July 26, 1997 As this article is being written, the IRA is announcing its plan for a cease-fire in conjunction with Sinn Fein becoming a full partner of the talks process. But while the six counties take a step back from the precipice and the world looks on in hope, the war in cyber-space is heating up to unprecedented levels. In a development that has serious and direct implications for the work of Irish Republican cyber-activists the world over, the Institute for Global Communications (IGC) on Friday, July 18th, suspended a World Wide Web site supporting Basque independence in Spain, the Euskal Herria Journal (EHJ) site. Euskal Herria Journal is a New York-based organization supporting Basque independence in Spain and France. The Journal's goal was to publish "information often ignored by the international media and to build communication bridges for a better understanding of the conflict." The site also contained articles on human rights, politics, language, and lawful Basque groups working for autonomy, as well as a collection of hyperlinks to sites with views opposed to the ETA. EHJ has been victimized by a world-wide campaign inspired and no doubt organized by the Spanish government in an attempt to muzzle the voice of the Basque independence movement in the wake of the killing of a hostage, Miguel Angel Blanco, by ETA guerrillas last Tuesday (July 15th). Blanco had been taken prisoner by ETA, who demanded the release of Basque political prisoners, or at least grouping them together in a few prisons in the Basque Country in exchange for Blanco's release. In a highly charged atmosphere that riveted the attention of the entire Spanish-speaking world, the government's predictably refused ETA's demands. Blanco was found severely wounded. He died a short time later in the hospital on Tuesday. By Thursday, reports were coming out from Spain that a systematic campaign, conducted under the auspices of the Spanish government, was underway to isolate not only ETA and the political party Herri Batasuna (HB), but also anyone identified as an "accomplice of ETA." It came to my attention on Thursday morning, July 17th, while reading the electronic version of El Pais, a newspaper of record in Montevideo, Uruguay. El Pais ran an article from the Spanish news agency EFE saying that ETA and HB were now totally banned from the Spanish media. But more than that, a group called El Movimiento por la Paz, el Desarme y la Libertad (Movement for Peace, Disarmament and Liberty-MPDL) was that day beginning a campaign to drive "immediately" off the Internet web site any pages containing ETA, HB or Basque independence material, such as the EHJ site. Pressure was to be applied on web-site servers to deny these pages their facilities. Within an hour after reading the article in El Pais, a message turned up on the mailing list for Club Atletico Penarol, the premier soccer team in Uruguay, whose fortunes I follow with interest. Normally, the list is for soccer-related items only. But there appeared from a site in Hong Kong an anonymous message that was very long. Without any explanation and with many hysterical references to terrorism, the message urged readers to inundate, or mail-bomb, the Basque web sites and the sites of the servers that host these pages. By the next day, Friday July 18th, IGC received a huge number of protest e-mail messages asking for the removal of one of its Web sites. Marta, from the EHJ office, reported that Peacenet was choked with over 7,000 messages demanding the removal of the EHJ page. Protestors said that the site "supported terrorism" because it contained material sympathetic to Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA), the armed independence group that has committed widely denounced political violence in Spain. This volume was far more than anything IGC-Peacenet could ever accommodate, and their hand was quickly forced. "It is only under protest that we have suspended the Euskal Herria Journal site, so that we can continue to provide basic Internet services to our other clients," said IGC acting executive director Scott Weikart. "We call on all those concerned that legal political speech can be forcibly censored by Internet attacks to stand with us and protest these tactics. If it can happen to one web site, it can happen to any web site," he said. During the past week, IGC reported that "...[our] system has suffered from organized, malicious attacks designed not to communicate with anyone, but simply to make [our] computers unusable. These included 'mailbombings,' or a large volume of repetitive e-mail messages intended to overwhelm the computers handling e-mail, and 'denial of service' assaults aimed at overwhelming IGC connections to the Internet." Program coordinator Maureen Mason added, "Whether IGC is right or wrong to publish this site, the Internet community should not tolerate censorship by e-mail-bombing. It's like vandalizing a bookstore to protest a book." Audrie Krause, director of the Internet policy and educational organization NetAction, responded to the call for support. She urged the Internet community to "mirror" the controversial site, saying "IGC is under attack by cyberspace vigilantes because the organization provided a forum for proponents of a controversial political viewpoint." Aiding the attack was the Spanish government's own official request, tendered to the American news service CNN, to de-link the EHJ web site from CNN's main page. CNN has refused to do this. What lends suspicion to the notion of a government coordinated "peace movement" is that although the small IGC server was "bombed," the "bombing campaign" was coordinated enough that no attempt has been made to mail-bomb the CNN offices. This would have been a public-relations disaster for the government and the movement. It implies a high degree of coordination to make sure that the campaign did not spin out of its makers' control; rather astounding, given the highly-decentralized nature of the Internet. Starting to sound familiar? To any Irish activist, it should. A "peace movement," with seemingly endless resources and media access (i.e., in cooperation with the government and no doubt the intelligence services), springs to life after a tragic incident, isolates that incident outside of the wider conflict it is part of, and mobilizes sectors of a war-weary people, as well as a world-wide audience, with dramatic visual images and verbal appeals without context but loaded with vague references to "peace" and about "terrorism," to attack the insurgent side of the conflict. And if you don't hysterically and unequivocally condemn the terrorists, then you, too, are a terrorist. We've seen it in Ireland more than once: the so-called "Peace Women," "Peace People," "Peace Trains," and later incarnations, such as "Peace Movements" whose sole demand is the surrender of the other side. And if surrender is not forthcoming, they call on "responsible forces" to "eliminate" the problem. It is a page right out of Frank Kitson's counter-insurgency bible, Low Intensity Operations: Subversion, Insurgency, and Peacekeeping. This kind of "peace movement" calls on everyone to "cooperate with the police" but neglects police and army brutality. In the case of the Basques, the very week that the MPDL was carrying out its mail-bombing campaign the former Spanish prime minister Felipe Gonzalez admitted in the New York Times on July 17th that his government authorized secret death squads against ETA and HB members. He admitted to 27 deaths caused by the squads, some being cases of mistaken identity. No doubt the actual number is far higher. All this escaped MPDL's attention. No one wants violence or wants war, and the decision to enter into one is fraught with danger and pain. The desire for peace and order is universal. But a clear distinction must be made between a genuine desire for peace, and the manipulation of peace rhetoric, imagery and symbolism for the purpose of hiding the political goals of the state sponsors of the conflict. The implications for Irish Republican cyber-activists are obvious. How long will it be before a motley collection of Workers Party/Democratic Left functionaries, Fine Gael, Tories, Loyalists, "peace people," "peace trains," and assorted clergy, no doubt with the invisible hand of a number of security and intelligence psy-ops departments showing the way, seize on a real or imagined tragedy and are mobilized to "mail-bomb" the servers of the various Republican web sites or Irish pages that have links to The Irish People or APRN, or mailing lists like Ireland_list? Indeed, Ireland_list is under attack this very week from a number of loyalist disrupters whose names and e-mail addresses are by now well known to the hundreds of Ireland_list subscribers. It is well known that in the cyber wars, Republican activists have beaten the loyalists and the British Information Services to the punch. An Phoblacht and The Irish People, to name only two sources, are now widely distributed over the net. The quality of these various pages and lists, commented on here weekly, is well known and stands in marked contrast to the racist, jingoist bigotry that passes for the loyalist lists. Just check the UDA Home page or Conrad Bladey's Unionist-L mailing list for yourself and see. What's more, they know they've been beaten to the draw, and they don't like it one bit. The mail-bombing of lists, the threats to subscribers and activists, are really all that's left to them. What's more, the Republican cyber-activists don't have to engage in such tactics. We don't have to engage in mail-bombing, threats or other acts of intimidation. We have such confidence in our own argument that we will meet the loyalists or British head to head on-line. But that's the last thing they want. Further, Republican cyber-activists encourage everyone to view the loyalist/Orange/British web sites. Far from wishing to prevent their dissemination, Republicans want as many persons as possible to read for themselves, confident that any fair-minded person, any democrat, will soon be repelled by the bigotry they will see. Ireland_list welcomed news postings from loyalist sources, but the light of day proved too much for the cyber-bowlers and they began to disrupt the list the way a poor-sport chess player might scatter the pieces when s/he realizes a defeat. You won't find links to Republican sources on Orange/loyalist pages, and you won't find loyalist mailing lists accepting postings from AP/RN. That should tell you something. No one can know for sure how the next swing on the cyber-war will strike. The example of the suppression of the Basque list is extremely ominous. Our turn might be next. Take it as a warning: When the time does come and Republican cyber-activists call out for your support to defend a list or a web site, you must be ready to give it. Whether you own a terminal or not, Irish Republicans cannot relinquish the hard-won ground on the Internet. Please support our Basque friends. Contact Peacenet today and demand they stand by EHJ and not cave in to state-sponsored cybermania. Who are IGC and APC? The Institute for Global Communications is a California-based 10-year-old nonprofit organization that provides Web hosting, e-mail access and other Internet services primarily to activists working for peace, economic and social justice, human rights and environmental sustainability around the world. Since 1986, when PeaceNet was founded in Palo Alto, Cal., IGC has been growing and expanding, to bring Internet tools to organizations and individuals working on peace, justice, human rights, environmental protection, labor issues, and conflict resolution. IGC is the American member of the Association for Progressive Communications, a global partnership of computer networks that link activists around the world. In its own words, "The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is a global network of networks whose mission is to empower and support organizations, social movements and individuals through the use of information and communication technologies to build strategic communities and initiatives for the purpose of making meaningful contributions to human development, social justice, participatory democracies and sustainable societies." Composed of a consortium of 25 international member networks, APC offers vital links of communication to over 50,000 NGOs, activists, educators, policy-makers, and community leaders in 133 countries. APC member networks' main purpose is to develop and maintain the informational system that allows for geographically dispersed groups who are working for social and environmental change to coordinate activities on-line at a much cheaper rate than can be done by fax, telephone, or for-profit computer networks. APC is committed to making these tools available to persons from all regions in the world. IGC's mission statement gives its purpose: "To expand and inspire movements for peace, economic and social justice, human rights and environmental sustainability around the world by providing and developing accessible computer networking tools." Statement of IGC-Peacenet on Basque website "Until July 18, 1997, [IGC] was the homepage of the Euskal Herria Journal, a Web site hosted by the Institute for Global Communications. "IGC was forced to suspend the site, as a result of a sustained campaign of e-mail 'mailbombing,' a large volume of repetitive e-mail intended to make our computers unusable. It is only under protest that we suspend the Euskal Herria Journal site, so that we can continue to provide basic Internet services, like e-mail, for our nearly 13,000 subscribers. We call on organizations and individuals concerned about freedom of expression on the Internet to stand with us in protest of these tactics, and join the statement of support below. "The Institute for Global Communications is a 10-year-old nonprofit organization that provides Web hosting, e-mail access and other Internet services primarily to activists working for peace, economic and social justice, human rights and environmental sustainability around the world. "IGC hosted a Web site for the Euskal Herria Journal, a New York-based organization supporting Basque independence in Spain and France, whose goal was to publish 'information often ignored by the international media, and to build communication bridges for a better understanding of the conflict.' "This month, IGC has received a huge number of protest e-mail messages asking us to remove the Euskal Herria Journal site because of sections protestors say supported Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA), the armed independence group that has committed widely denounced political violence in Spain. The site also contained articles on human rights, politics, language, and other Basque groups working for autonomy, as well as a collection of hyperlinks to sites with views opposing ETA. "Many, many messages to IGC were legitimate expressions of protest. We respect the people who wrote them and, as a humanitarian organization, we take their views into account. "For almost two weeks, however, IGC's system has suffered from organized, malicious attacks designed not to communicate with us, but simply to bring its servers to a standstill. These 'mailbombings,' or a volume of e-mail intended to render our computers unusable, include: Hundreds of duplicate messages sent over and over again - huge message files containing garbage or one phrase repeated thousands of times. Mail with no return address, automated to go out continually to bog down our mail system. Large volumes of mail with forged return addresses routed through random Internet providers, so they can't be answered or traced. "This destructive campaign has overwhelmed our ability to keep our system running, and we have made the difficult decision to suspend the Euskal Herria Journal Web site--under protest--so that we can continue to serve the many other individuals and organizations who depend on our services. While the site is suspended, we call on all those concerned that legal political speech can be forcibly censored by "mailbombing" attacks to protest the tactics used against us. "If it can happen to us, it can happen to anyone." STATEMENT OF SUPPORT Statement from NetAction (San Francisco, Cal.) July 18, 1997 "IGC is under attack by cyberspace vigilantes because the organization provided a forum for proponents of a controversial political viewpoint. This is precisely why free speech in cyberspace is so important. It's crucial that the Internet community demonstrate support for IGC by mirroring the site that prompted this unwarranted attack. The mailbombers need to know that vigilante censorship is just as unacceptable as government censorship." Audrie Krause, Executive Director Contact IGC/Peacenet and tell them to restore the Basque websites. When you call them, identify yourself as an activist in the struggle for a united Ireland. Ask IGC: If this can happen to our Basque comrades, is this the type of treatment we can also expect at some point when some MI5/Special Branch "Peace Movement" is mobilized to knock Irish Republican sites off of the Internet? Please remember that IGC are not the enemy. However disappointig their action was, they had the proverbial gun to their head. They hosted EHJ originally and in my experience with them were always supportive of the efforts of cyber-Republicans. It's though by some activists that even though IGC backed down in the face of the mail-bomb onslaught, IGC certainly objects to it. The action was taken under protest and "duress." Let them know you support them in the struggle for freedom of expression on the Web, as in this case with EHJ. Scott Weikart, IGC Acting Executive Director, scott@igc.org IGC Advisory Board: Charlie Metzler, Barbara Giuffrey, Mutombo Mpanya, Drummond Pike, Joanne Kliejunas, Hal Harvey, Gil Friend, China Brotsky, Nathaniel Borenstein Institute for Global Communications (IGC)--Internet Host PeaceNet/EcoNet/ConflictNet/LaborNet/WomensNet Presidio Building 1012, First Floor Torney Avenue PO Box 29904 San Francisco, CA 94107, USA Tel: +1 (415) 561 6100 Fax: +1 (415) 561 6101 E-mail: igc-info@igc.apc.org WWW: http://www.igc.apc.org User Support: support@igc.org EcoNet: econet@igc.org PeaceNet: peacenet@igc.org ConflictNet: conflictnet@igc.org LaborNet: labornet@igc.org WomensNet: womensnet@igc.org IGC East Coast Office 1731 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20009 ph. 202-588-5070 fax 202-588-5210 igcdc@igc.org Here's the information on APC (http://www.apc.org/): APC International Secretariat Avenida Presidente Vargas 3131, Room 406 20210-030 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Tel: +55 (0) 21 515-0500 Fax: +55 (0) 21 515-0505 E-mail: apcadmin@ax.apc.org And the data for APC in Spain: Spain Ipanex - Internet Host Plaza de Manises, 2-10 E: 46003 Valencia, Spain Tel: +34 (3) 401 5664 +34 (1) 522 8091 +34 (4) 824 8697 +34 (6) 392 2106 Email: support@ipanex.apc.org WWW: http://www.ix.apc.org I regret to say that it is not possible at this time to give out the phone number and e-mail address of EHJ to those wishing to extend support. The BASQUE-L mailing list being run from CUNY was also mail-bombed and discontinued by the server. Thanks to Marta from EHJ and to Peter Urban from the IRSC for providing materials and quotes for this article. (c) 1997 The Irish People. Article may be reprinted with credit. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 7 May 1997 22:51:01 CST From: CuD Moderators Subject: File 6--Cu Digest Header Info (unchanged since 7 May, 1997) Cu-Digest is a weekly electronic journal/newsletter. Subscriptions are available at no cost electronically. CuD is available as a Usenet newsgroup: comp.society.cu-digest Or, to subscribe, send post with this in the "Subject:: line: SUBSCRIBE CU-DIGEST Send the message to: cu-digest-request@weber.ucsd.edu DO NOT SEND SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE MODERATORS. The editors may be contacted by voice (815-753-6436), fax (815-753-6302) or U.S. mail at: Jim Thomas, Department of Sociology, NIU, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA. 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