From: "res02iqa-AT-gte.net" <res02iqa-AT-gte.net>
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 08:37:02 -0700
Subject: Re: anarchist datahavens ( was: Update on Genoa -- from  indymedia.org )


On 1 Aug 01, at 22:02, John Anderson wrote:

> At 11:01 2001/08/01 -0700, res02iqa-AT-gte.net wrote:
> >On 31 Jul 01, at 9:27, Coates, Nicholas wrote:
> >
> > > > From:       res02iqa-AT-gte.net [SMTP:res02iqa-AT-gte.net]
> > > > Has anyone considered setting up an anarchist datahaven?
> > >
> > > more than once.
> > >
> >
> >Looks like someone needs to just do it.
> >
> >I'll do some research on setting up a samba drive and PGPNet.
> 
> The samba part is dead easy.
> 
> Looks like the best way to do IPSec is to use freeS/WAN 
> (http://www.freeswan.org). See also 
> http://www.freeswan.org/freeswan_trees/freeswan-1.91/doc/interop.html
> for inter-operation howtos with pgpnet, win2k ipsec etc. There's also
> an IPSec implementation for BSD (www.kame.org?), if you prefer.
> 
> >I'll have to make it fairly user transparent. Just connect to the
> >internet, then map the drive in Windoze, and use it...
> 
> It's necessary to modify the lmhosts file on the client, or
> alternatively you can point the one of the WINS placeholders on the
> client and set up your box as as WINS server. But with a VPN that
> might not be necessary if you set up the windoze box to do DHCP for
> the VPN network interface. With a bit of luck you get your box
> appearing hey-presto-like in the Network Neighbourhood of the client
> machine.
> 
> >I'll let the list know when I am cluefull enough to get the job done.
> 
> Let me know if I can help. My prediction is that managing the users &
> authentication will be the hard part. I mean, you don't want dodgy
> russian mafia dudes storing their hit list on your server, right?
> 
> And of course you'll need a BEEEEG processor to handle all the crypto
> when the next anti-capitalist protest happens.
> 

I'm thinking of just storing disk images, and having the users do the 
decrypt locally. It looks like another user's suggestion of abusing 
gnutella is the way to go. All the participants simply agree to get 
and store a disk image ( make a small disk, say 10 megs, as we 
are only storing text here ) from all of the participants.

If the local gestapo knocks over a user, they get a dozen encrypted 
disk images from folks outside jurisdiction, and one local disk 
image that only the person who's PC was seized can open.

Once out of jail, he can recover by scrounging a '486, and reloading 
his last disk image from the anarchist gnutella community.

Heh.

> And what's your sustainable business model? Banner ads for
> anarchy-wear? Jus' kidding.

Open source, my friend.


Regards,

Kristopher K. Barrett