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Re: NymVPN's post-quantum upgrade is here - Community call #2614

References <20260503.162657.3c3b7f3c@mixmin.net> <mt7t2fi3u7mk0s2wq35ev@oc2mx.net>
Date 2026-05-12 22:50 +0100
Subject Re: NymVPN's post-quantum upgrade is here - Community call #2614
From Yamn3 Remailer <noreply@mixmin.net>
Message-ID <20260512.225022.eada53c9@mixmin.net> (permalink)
Newsgroups alt.privacy.anon-server, alt.cypherpunks, sci.crypt

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On 03 May 2026, Hermes <noreply@oc2mx.net> posted some

> Yamn2 Remailer wrote:
>> > > > Your are still using inwtx's YAMN client, which
>> > > > was IIRC not updated in the past and therefore
>> > > > is insecure as Zax's YAMN client, along with
>> > > > the horrible OmniMix GUI, for Windows only...
>> > > > 
>> > > > It's time (comming hopefully soon) to release
>> > > > project Zeus. ???❤️????️‍?
>> > > > 
>> > > 
>> > > What is the "insecurity" in Zax's YAMN program?
>> > > I've asked this before but I never receive a helpful answer.
>> > > 
>> > > It doesn't safely do what it was designed to do?
>> > > Or it doesn't do what you want it to do?
>> > > 
>> 
>> > Hi sec3,
>> 
>> > YAMN has a couple of design flaws, because Zax copied
>> > a 30 years old Mixmaster design and added only modern
>> > crypto algorithm.

You shouldn't use Ethernet any longer then either because 
it's over 50 years old.

>> > I outlined the client flaw in an GitHub issue in frell
>> > admin's repository a while ago.
>> 
>> > https://github.com/lampeh/yamn/issues
>> 
>> > The remailer part is not on par with modern standards
>> > IMHO, if you compare it to Onion Courier mix nodes.
>> 
>> > You can compere this by yourself, since you run a YAMN
>> > middleman and simply try out the Onion Courier mix node.
>> 
>> > https://github.com/Ch1ffr3punk/oc
>> 
>>   404?
>> 
>> > Onion Courier is very much hated by some a.p.a-s LEA/TLA
>> > folks because of it's superiority over YAMN.
> 
> I announced recently here that I no longer support Tor and
> it's community and that I will integrate Onion Courier in
> the Nym ecosystem, but here is the README for you:

Was that before or after you got caught spinning the story about
the Tor control port being a security flaw? 

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Re: NymVPN's post-quantum upgrade is here - Community call #2614 Yamn3 Remailer <noreply@mixmin.net> - 2026-05-12 22:50 +0100
  Re: NymVPN's post-quantum upgrade is here - Community call #2614 Hermes <noreply@oc2mx.net> - 2026-05-12 23:06 +0000
    Re: NymVPN's post-quantum upgrade is here - Community call #2614 Radio Eriwan <bounce.me@radio-eriwan.ru> - 2026-05-15 06:24 +0300
      Re: NymVPN's post-quantum upgrade is here - Community call #2614 Anne Frank <bounce.me@n2n.oc2mx.net> - 2026-05-17 18:07 +0200

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