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From: Randall <4whp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: December 23, 2005 1:57:53 PM EST
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Cc: rms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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 you
suspect your email account password has been stolen or if a family member or
coworker 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



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