The FBI won't release the source to Carnivore? We should take the lead and write our own version of Carnivore and call it 'Carnivore'. Write an email sniffer that snoops on port 25 and captures emails
to/from a configurable address. Make it infinitely configurable and have a nicer interface than anything the FBI can possibly have.
Then we announce it on Freshmeat and release it GPL. We send press releases to all the major news outlets. That will make sure every script kiddie everyhwere has a copy.
Watch the FBI explain repeatedly that it isn't their Carnivore but the free Carnivore. The public, however, will only hear about 'Carnivore'. This way we effectively FORCE the ISP's to start using tls/ssl for port 25 and we force the internet community to start encrypting email
at the MUA level.
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The FBI won't release the source to Carnivore? We should take the lead and write our own version of Carnivore and call it 'Carnivore'. Write an email sniffer that snoops on port 25 and captures emails
to/from a configurable address. Make it infinitely configurable and have a nicer interface than anything the FBI can possibly have.
Then we announce it on Freshmeat and release it GPL. We send press releases to all the major news outlets. That will make sure every script kiddie everyhwere has a copy.
Watch the FBI explain repeatedly that it isn't their Carnivore but the free Carnivore. The public, however, will only hear about 'Carnivore'. This way we effectively FORCE the ISP's to start using tls/ssl for port 25 and we force the internet community to start encrypting email
at the MUA level.