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[kenneth marken]

On Saturday 28 June 2008 14:54:11 xiangfu wrote:
> may be can use SMS control the remote NEO like send
> "#neo_command shutdown -h now "
> then the neo poweroff : )
>

that could be worriesome without some kind of id system to verify that the 
sender is someone that should have that kind of control.

if a random person can send commands to the freerunner, it will be a security 
nightmare...

> Francesco Cat wrote:
> > There is also a nice feature that could be used with SMS: imagine that
> > the SMS is automatically shortened (eg by abbreviating words and stuff
> > like that) than it's compressed before being sent; I tried once and
> > there should be libraries that could fit the "dictionary" needed for
> > extraction + 500 characters in 302 chars... It means 2 SMS instead of
> > 3 or more :)
> >
> > 2008/6/28 Paul Wouters <paul at xelerance.com>:
> >> On Fri, 27 Jun 2008, Nelson Castillo wrote:
> >>> I think encrypted messages are crucial for freedom. I also think most
> >>> people don't know how easy it is for others to see what they send
> >>> through the networks. I cannot wait to see those Encrypted messages
> >>> traveling free through _their_ networks to deliver _our_ messages.
> >>
> >> That means:
> >>
> >> - Phase out SMS in favour of IM (SMS char limit makes crypto hard,
> >> cheaper too) - Use OTR with IM (http://otr.cypherpunks.ca)
> >>
> >> I am not sure at the current state of IM clients, but there are
> >> python bindings for OTR at http://pyotr.pentabarf.de/
> >>
> >> I will go at it as soon as I can order my Freerunner in Canada
> >>
> >> Paul
> >>
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