[ale] [OT] DC 404 group-Security Grp

[JD]

DC404 is a group of security people. They are not out to crack your box. kaos.to is just a domain, nothing more.  

Taylor has a few different domains that are used for different purposes.  

With a little research, you should be able to determine where that domain points, what OS is running on it, and if there are hundreds or thousands of other domains also pointing towards it.  DNS is a wonderful thing.  If I weren't on a tablet, I'd have done this research for you.

In the security/hacker world, people use nicknames for fun.  The domain name is an extension of his nickname.  I know that Kaos runs a URL shortener/redirector somewhere, but this is not it.  Heck, my blog software has a redirector built-in too that I've used a few times for convenience.

I think you'd feel more comfortable with the group if you attended the meeting on Saturday and met a few people.  If I can get away from other commitments, I'll attend this meeting as well.
 

"Ron Frazier (ALE)" <atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com> wrote:

>Hi Keith,
>
>Thanks for the reply.  It's good to know you're still meeting.  JD (I
>think) had referred me to your group since I have an interest in
>security topics.  I don't know how often I can get there physically due
>to fuel costs since I'm about 60 miles away.  Maybe I can make it
>periodically.
>
>Just FYI, I looked at the dc404.org website originally after JD
>mentioned it.  I was a bit confused by two things:
>
>* The current meeting is listed as Jan 2012 (rather than 2013) and
>* The last meeting shown was July 2012.
>
>But, now I know the group is still alive.
>
>In terms of the mailing list, the lists.kaos.to domain is being blocked
>by my net filter as a proxy / anonymizer.  I could override that, but I
>wasn't sure what the implications would be.  Do you know if that domain
>hosts other groups, or just yours?  Also, do you know if it actually is
>a proxy / anonymizer?
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Ron
>
>
>"Watson, Keith" <krwatson at cc.gatech.edu> wrote:
>
>>The founder of DC404 used his site for the initial web site and email
>>list.
>>
>>Our new web site is http://dc404.org/
>>
>>However the email list is still run on (I'm the moderator).
>>
>>http://lists.kaos.to/listinfo.cgi/dc404-chat-kaos.to
>>
>>
>>I suspect that a .to domain was used to start with to provide a
>modicum
>>of privacy from government eyes but that is just conjecture on my
>part.
>>If you come to the meeting this Saturday, 2/16/2013, you can ask the
>>founder Dr. Kaos (assuming he isn't at Shmoocon giving a
>presentation).

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